ISLAMABAD: An accountability court hearing the Avenfield reference onThursday approved a one-day exemption request of Nawaz Sharif and hisdaughter Maryam — who are in London to attend to ailing Begum KulsoomNawaz.
Nawaz and his family are facing three corruption cases in theaccountability court after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filedreferences against them in light of the Supreme Court’s verdict in thePanama Papers case last year.
Accountability Judge Muhammad Bashir was hearing the case. NAB DeputyProsecutor General Sardar Muzaffar was also present in the court.
As the hearing went under way today, Maryam’s lawyer Amjad Pervez beganpresenting his final arguments. He informed the court that unlike Nawaz’scounsel, he would not take seven days to present his concluding arguments.”I will complete my final arguments within 3-4 days,” he said.link>link>
A one-day request for exemption from appearing in court, filed on behalf ofNawaz and Maryam, was approved by the court.
Pervez then submitted an old medical report of Begum Kulsoom in the courtand filed a seven-day exemption request for the defendants. He informed thecourt that Begum Kulsoom’s new medical report will be received by tomorrowand accordingly submitted to the court.
The exemption request stated that Nawaz’s wife is ill and he is London toattend to her. It further said that Maryam is also attending to her ailingmother.
The hearing is currently under way.