2:20 AM
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended the license of federation’s counsel Babar Awan temporarily in the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (ZAB) presidential reference case on Tuesday, reported FTNews.
The apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, ordered Attorney General Maulvi Anwarul Haq to inform President Asif Ali Zardari that his counsel’s license has been suspended in the reference case, and the government should find a new lawyer.
During the hearing, Awan sought time from the court to find a new lawyer, but the court insisted on passing an interim order of cancelling his license. The court has also sought the complete educational record of Awan.
A written statement will be given to the attorney general who will forward it to the president.
The court said that the hearing of the ZAB reference case will be resumed when a new lawyer is appointed.
The court had issued two contempt of court notices to former law minister Awan and had warned him of cancelling his license.
On December 1, after the Supreme Court ordered the formation of a commission to probe into the Memogate case, Awan addressed Aa press conference where he used, what the court said was ‘extremely derogatory’ language.
The court remarked that Awan’s reaction compelled the court to take this step.
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