Islamabad, July 3 (TNS): In a major development, accountability court (AC), hearing the Avenfield refrenece against the Sharif family, has reserved it verdict in the case, which will be announced on July 6.
Nawaz and his family are facing three corruption cases in the accountability court after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed references against them in light of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Panama Papers case last year.
The accountability court resumed hearing the case on Tuesday, where Maryam Nawaz and Captain (retd) Safdar’s counsel presented his final arguments.
Judge Mohammad Bashir, during the hearing on June 29, had directed Maryam’s counsel Amjad Pervez to conclude his final arguments on July 2 in any case.
However, the hearing on July 2 was adjourned until Tuesday after Pervez could not conclude his arguments.
The former premier and his daughter are still in London on account of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s ailment. On Monday, the court had granted them two-day exemption from proceedings.
However, the accountability court reserved its verdict in the case after Tuesday’s hearing and ordered Nawaz and others to appear before court on Friday.
