ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: The government appointed on Monday prominent lawyer Akram Sheikh as head of its legal team to prosecute former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf on treason charges.

A source in the law ministry confirmed that a notification about his appointment as head of the prosecution team had been issued.

Mr Sheikh has conveyed his consent to take up the post to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

In a statement issued on Friday, he had offered his service to the government in the high treason case against Gen Musharraf and constitutional matters arising therefrom before the Supreme Court.

Mr Sheikh has defended Nawaz Sharif and his family in several important cases.