ISLAMABAD – Former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and Captain(r) Safdar on Monday appeared before accountability court in London flatsreference.
Justice Mohammad Bashir, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decidedto complete the trial of Avenfield reference on first priority over whichNawaz’s lawyer appealed to conclude the hearings of all three casestogether.
He asked to record the statement of Panama Joint Investigation Team (JIT)head Wajid Zia’s statement in all three references at the same time onwhich NAB prosecutor Sardar Muzafar said that this could be done before thecross-examination.
He also said that the defence counsel wants to bulldoze the proceedings.Earlier on April 24, Maryam Nawaz’s lawyer completed cross-examination ofWajid Zia.
SC disqualified Sharif from office in July over unreported sources ofannual income of about $10,000, a salary the former premier denies everreceiving.The high court also ordered the NAB to investigate and conduct atrial into the Sharif family’s wider finances, including the Londonproperties.
Earlier today, Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that he would havetaken the country to new heights, if he had not been ousted from office.