Accountability court to hear NAB references against Nawaz, Others today
Nawaz Sharif will appear in the accountability court today despite being granted exemption
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The accountability court hearing three National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family will resume its hearing today (Wednesday), Dunya News reported.
The deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif will appear in the accountability court today despite being granted exemption by the court from personal appearance during the previous hearing.
Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz had sought exemption on the account of the medical condition of Nawaz s wife, Kulsoom, who is undergoing treatment for lymphoma in London. The court allowed Nawaz to be exempted for a week and Maryam for a month.
During previous hearing the accountability court judge Justice Mohammad Bashir declared Nawaz Sharif’s sons Hassan and Hussain absconders over their continuous absence in the case.
Nawaz Sharif is nominated suspect in references regarding Avenfield properties, Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment, while Maryam Nawaz and her husband Captain (r) Safdar are nominated in reference regarding Avenfield properties alone.
According to details, it will be 13th hearing of Avenfield properties and Azizia Steel Mills references and 14th hearing of the Flagship Investment reference.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before accountability court on six occasions while Maryam Nawaz and Captain (r) Safdar on eight occasions.
The former PM was indicted by the accountability court during his fifth appearance in the court on November 8 in all three corruption references separately. However, Nawaz denied all the charges pleading not guilty and saying that the proceeding was initiated on political basis.
