ISLAMABAD: Former premier Nawaz Sharif left for Lahore on Thursday after appearing before accountability court which resumed hearing of the remaining corruption references, Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment corruption case, against Nawaz and his family.
Accountability court II Judge Arshad Malik presided over the hearing session of the corruption references against the ousted premier.
As the hearing commenced today, Nawaz’s counsel, Khawaja Haris continued to cross-examine the investigation officer Mehboob Alam.
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Earlier on Tuesday, Nawaz’s defence counsel completed the cross-examination of Panamagate joint investigation team (JIT) head and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) star witness Wajid Zia.
previously, on account Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s death, the ex-premier was also exempted from appearing in court for two days and was directed to appear today.
The court trial against the Sharif family had started on September 14, 2017.
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On July 6, after four extensions in the original six-month deadline to conclude all three cases, the court announced its verdict in the Avenfield reference.
Nawaz and his sons, Hussain and Hasan, are accused in all three references whereas Maryam and Safdar were accused in the Avenfield reference only.
