ISLAMABAD: A plea by Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam to delay theverdict in the Avenfield reference case for seven days was dismissed by theaccountability court on Friday.
The court will announce its verdict at 3pm now, after initially delaying ittill 2:30pm from its earlier deadline of 12:30pm.
The judge is present inside his chamber and issued the delay notice throughhis staff.
All eyes are set on the accountability court hearing the high-profilecorruption cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family.Strict security arrangements, including paramilitary personnel, are inplace at the Federal Judicial Complex, where the court is located. Theroads leading to the complex have also been closed to traffic.
Moreover, the district administration has imposed Section 144 in thecapital to discourage mass gatherings.