Times of Islamabad

Accountability Court announces verdict in NAB case against Maryam Nawaz

Accountability Court announces verdict in NAB case against Maryam Nawaz

*ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court has dismissed the NationalAccountability Bureau’s (NAB) plea against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz over presenting fake trust deed in theAvenfield reference.*

Maryam Nawaz appeared before the court of Judge Muhammad Bashir amid tightsecurity around the Judicial Complex.

NAB Prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi in his arguments said the matter ofpresenting fake trust deed in the Avenfield reference falls in the ambit ofthe court. Abbasi read the court’s judgement in the reference.

The AC judge announcing the reserved judgment dismissed the plea, declaringit inadmissible for hearing.

Strict security measures were put in place around the Judicial Complex.

All unauthorized persons were banned from entering the court premises toavert the occurrence of any mishap.

According to the NAB, the deed presented by Maryam Nawaz proved fake. ThePML-N leader during the hearing of the Avenfield reference had presentedthe trust deed of the Nescoll and Nielson Limited companies, showing hertrusty, which proved as fake.

Last year, the Accountability court had recorded the statement of principalwitness in the Calibri font case against Maryam Nawaz Sharif.

The Radley Forensic Document Laboratory, Robert W. Radley statement wasrecorded Via video link.

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