Summary Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz to present themselves for Panama Reference
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz will present themselves in Accountability Court on Tuesday over the proceeding of Panama case Reference.
According to the sources, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz will travel from Lahore to Islamabad on Tuesday morning and present themselves for the proceeding of asset reference case pertaining to Panama Papers.
The former Prime Minister will discuss prevailing country affairs with senior PML-N leaders following the case hearing.
Accountability court today had adjourned the hearing of Al-Aziza reference against ex-prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif till Tuesday due to Faizabad sit-in.
According to sources,National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor‘s witness Malik Tayyab will record his statement.
Earlier, ousted premier and his family attended the hearing despite being granted exemption by the court from personal appearance.
Maryam Nawaz also submitted plea seeking to change exemption dates from December 5 to January 5, 2018.
Nawaz Sharif is nominated suspect in references regarding Avenfield properties, Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment, while Maryam Nawaz and her husband Captain (r) Safdar are nominated in reference regarding Avenfield properties alone.
The former PM was indicted by the accountability court in the court on November 8 in all three corruption references separately.
However, Nawaz denied all the charges pleading not guilty, saying that the proceeding was initiated on political basis.
In late July the Supreme Court sacked Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family, making him the 15th premier in Pakistan’s 70-year history to be ousted before completing a full term.
The allegations against the prime minister stemmed from the Panama Papers leak last year, which sparked media frenzy over the luxurious lifestyles and high-end London property portfolio owned by his family.
