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KK Agha

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KK Agha
Justice of the Sindh High Court
Assumed office
30 October 2015
Additional Attorney General of Pakistan
In office
2010–2011
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Pakistani
ParentAgha Fakhruddin Khan (Agha Nazir Ali Khan)

Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, commonly known as KK Agha, is a British Pakistani jurist and lawyer who is currently serving as the Justice of the Sindh High Court since 2015.[1]

Previously, he has served as the United Nations Prosecutor in the Netherlands and Africa and also as the advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[2] He has also served as the Additional Attorney General, appointed by then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani, between 2010 and 2011.[3][2] Later, he was made NAB Prosecutor General.[2]

He is known for his affiliation to Bhutto-Zardari family and was their lawyer when corruption cases were referenced against Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari.[4]

Agha holds a citizenship of the United Kingdom (UK).[5] He holds properties in the UK for which a reference was filed against him by the Supreme Judicial Council.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to High Court of Sindh". www.sindhhighcourt.gov.pk.
  2. ^ a b c Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (20 November 2011). "Agha appointed NAB prosecutor general". DAWN.COM.
  3. ^ "PM appoints Advocate KK Agha as Additional Attorney General". The Nation. 25 February 2010.
  4. ^ "KK Agha likely to be appointed new NAB prosecutor general - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  5. ^ Tribune.com.pk (2 June 2014). "KK Agha refuses to renounce UK nationality". The Express Tribune.
  6. ^ Iqbal, Nasir (31 May 2019). "SJC sends notice to govt in cases against judges". DAWN.COM.