Punjab govt appoints Amjad Pervaiz as advocate general
Pakistan
He has served as counsel for prominent politicians
(Web Desk) - The Punjab government has appointed known lawyer Amjad Pervaiz, a Supreme Court lawyer, as its advocate general.
A notification has also been issued today by the provincial government’s Law and Parliamentary Affairs Department.
The notification stated that Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has appointed Pervaiz to the position in the “public interest”.
Pervaiz has served as lawyer for prominent politicians in recent years, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and PTI leader Moonis Elahi.
Earlier, he was the lawyer for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the £190m corruption reference against PTI founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi,
