Times of Islamabad

Nawaz Sharif granted yet another relief from Accountability Court

Nawaz Sharif granted yet another relief from Accountability Court

ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was granted exemption in theAl-Azizia reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

The former premier did not appear before the accountability court judgeArshad Malick on Friday and instead moved a plea seeking exemption fromphysical appearance which was approved by the judge.

Sharif headed to Murree after showing up before the court in the samereference on Thursday.

As many as three references have been filed against the former lawmaker inline with the directives of the supreme court in the Panama Papers caseverdict.