LAHORE – Pakistan’s anti-graft body, National Accountability Bureau hassubmitted its reply in the Lahore High Court for holding the passport ofPML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz.
During today’s hearing, NAB told the full bench led by LHC Chief JusticeMuhammad Ameer Bhatti today that it no longer needed the passport of MaryamNawaz that she surrendered for getting bail in the Chaudhry Sugar Millscase.
Earlier this month, the court asked NAB counsel to explain how Maryam‘aided’ father her Nawaz Sharif in acquiring the Avenfield properties.
Maryam’s counsel, Advocate Amjad Pervez, however, failed to appear beforethe court today and his absence irked judges. Mr. Pervez will be arrivingsoon, he was at another court, a junior lawyer told the LHC bench.
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On this, the court questioned whether Advocate Pervez did not know whichcourt he was supposed to appear before first. The court then adjourned thehearing on Maryam’s plea till October 3.
The development comes as the daughter of the former PM moved court,maintaining that she was in dire need to travel abroad to attend to andinquire after her ailing father.
