Times of Islamabad

NAB references against Nawaz Sharif enter final stage

NAB references against Nawaz Sharif enter final stage

ISLAMABAD – Al Azizya and Flagship References against Nawaz Sharif enterthe final stage.

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Khawja Haris on Mondaycompleted final arguments in Flagship reference case.

Accountability Court Judge Arshad Malik resumed the hearing of Flagshipreference as Nawaz Sharif appeared before court. The former Premier’slawyer Khawaja Haris said that the documents submitted by the prosecutionpertaining to Capital FZE are fake. He argued that the documents showedthat Nawaz was employed at the company.

Haris also mentioned that Nawaz has nothing to do with transactions ofHasan Nawaz’s companies. He also argued that the documents on which theJIT, formed to probe Nawaz’s assets in Panama case, depended didn’t evenmention Nawaz’s name.

Khawaja Haris pointed out that no bank documents were presented regardingNawaz’s income. “Does the income matter hold any importance after theverdict of Supreme Court?,” Judge Arshad Malik asked. Haris said that thescreenshots of the documents pertaining to Nawaz’s income were not verified.

However, Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer completed its final arguments and the judgeclarified that after completion of arguments, the lawyer would be giventime for the answers.

Meanwhile, the NAB will start giving its concluding arguments from Tuesdayonwards. Judge directed Haris to present all the documents and givestatement on submitted proofs.