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  • Court hears corruption references against Nawaz, family

    Court to resume hearing corruption references against Nawaz, family at 11am Court to resume hearing corruption references against Nawaz, family at 11am

    The accountability court hearing corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family has resumed its proceedings.

    As the hearing began early morning, Nawaz's counsel asked the court to delay the proceedings until 11am. The judge accepted the request and adjourned the hearing.

    Nawaz's son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar reached the court along with Nawaz's counsel, Khawaja Harris, as the proceedings resumed. Safdar, however, later left the court.

    Harris then conducted cross-examination of the prosecution's witness, Tayyab Ahmed, who recorded his statement and presented documents last week.

    The hearing is under way.

    The court is conducting proceedings on three references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in light of the Supreme Court's July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case.

    The former premier is accused in all three references — Al Azizia, Avenfield and Flagship Investment — whereas his daughter Maryam and Safdar are accused in only one: Avenfield (London flats).

    Nawaz and Maryam are presently in London after being exempted from appearing before the court for selected periods.

    The last hearing of all three references was held on December 4, whereas the court continued hearing the Al Azizia reference daily until Dec 7.