Islamabad, July 6 (TNS): The verdict in the Avenfield reference case against Sharif family now has been delayed till 2:30 pm.
The accountability court hearing corruption references against members of the Sharif family on Friday dismissed the petition filed by deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam praying upon the court to delay the verdict in the Avenfield reference and grant a seven-day exemption.
The court was set to announce key judgement at 12:30 pm but now the verdict would be announced at 2:30 pm.
While the court had initially requested the interior ministry for 500 paramilitary personnel to be deployed at the court premises, 300 were deployed, despite the ministry’s approval. Both Maryam and Nawaz are still in London and will not be attending the hearing.
Earlier, the court reserved its judgment in the case after almost 10 months of proceedings and roughly 80 plus appearances of the former prime minister, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar Abbasi.
Judge Bashir reserved the judgment after defence counsel Amjad Pervaiz concluded his arguments, saying he would announce the judgment on July 6 and, subsequently, issued notices to the accused requiring their attendance before the court on Friday.
