ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has allowed the government to change its counsel in NRO review case. Today, Barrister Kamal Azfar informed the court that he was threatened, Geo News reported.The court asked the Additional Attorney General KK Agha to consult the government and appear before the court to plead the case.
Kamal Azfar told the Chief Justice that Advocate Abu Bakar Zardari had threatened him through a phone call. The CJ then summoned IG Islamabad Wajid Durrani and ordered him to probe the matter and report back within three days.
On Tuesday SC had rejected the plea of the government to allow Dr Khalid Ranjha to represent the federation in place of Kamal Azfar in the NRO review petition.
A 17-member larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the case and adjourned the proceedings until 18th April.
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