Al-Azizia reference: Nawaz barred from filing exemption plea
The hearing was adjourned till Thursday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The legal counsel of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday barred him from filing plea seeking exemption from hearing.
As per details garnered, the hearing of the reference was held here in Islamabad today.
Sharif’s lawyer Khawaja Haris cross-examined Wajid Zia—the star prosecution witness—and posed question about the cash flow and net profit of Hill Metal Establishment.
Replying to Haris’s question, Zia told court net profit order of HME had been acquired from report of Audit Bureau. He said, “It is neither product of Panamagate Joint Investigation Team (JIT) nor was an attempt made to consult those who prepared these documents”.
Zia—during cross-examination—snubbed Haris over asking technical questions. The judge of the accountability court also barred Haris from going into technicalities and asked him not to divert attention from the case. To this, Haris replied he had been practicing law for 40 years and Zia knew why such questions were posed before him.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor apprised the court report was submitted by the defence lawyer. He further added Nawaz Sharif—the ousted premier—received 88pc profit HME.
The hearing was adjourned till Thursday.
