RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: The appointment of Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Supreme Court as monitoring judge in references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members has been challenged before the apex court.

Barrister Zafarullah Khan of Watan Party contended that the very purpose of a fair trial under Article 10-A of the Constitution is impossible if a judge of the SC continues to monitor the whole process from the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to NAB and the accountability court.

He prayed the court to declare the appointment of Justice Ahsan as monitoring judge in the NAB references against the Sharif family.