Supreme Court to hear Sharif family case on Monday
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ISLAMABAD - A three-member bench of the Supreme court headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar will conduct a hearing today (Monday) of letter written by National Accountability Court II judge, seeking extension in deadline to finish the trial in remaining two references against Sharif family.
The accountability court judge, hearing corruption references against the Sharif family, has written a letter to the Supreme Court seeking extension in deadline to finish the trials in remaining two references.
The apex court had initially given 6-month deadline to the accountability court for concluding the trials, however, the Accountability Court-1 judge took extension in the deadline four times.
Sources said the Accountability Court-II judge, Arshad Mailk, has written to the apex court seeking an extension.
The judge, in his letter, has requested the Supreme Court for extension to conclude Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references, the sources added.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, will conduct a hearing today (Monday) with regard to extension in deadline of references.
On July 6, after four extensions in the original six-month deadline to conclude all three cases, the court had announced its verdict in the Avenfield reference.
Accountability court Judge Mohammad Bashir had announced the verdict handing the ousted prime minister 10 years as jail time and seven years to his daughter Maryam Nawaz.
