Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's legal counsel Khawaja Haris on Monday withdrew from representing him in the NAB references filed against his family.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on June 10 had directed the accountability court to announce its verdict on all three corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family within a month.
During the hearing, the chief justice rejected Nawaz’s former counsel Haris’ petition for completing the trial in six weeks, observing that final verdict against the former premier, his sons, daughter, and son-in-law should be announced within a month.
Haris, in a statement announcing his decision, said the Supreme Court had 'dictated on completing the trial within a month.
