KARACHI: The accountability court has issued arrest warrants for former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Babar Ghauri after National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a corruption reference against him. The NAB has started an investigation pertaining to corruption and illegal appointments in Karachi Port Trust (KPT). The accountability court issued non-bailable warrants for Ghauri. Ghauri had […]
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Nawaz appears before accountability court in Flagship, Al-Azizia cases
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif was brought to the accountability court in Islamabad from Adiala Jail today. Nawaz appeared before Judge Mohammad Arshad Malik who is hearing remaining two corruption cases regarding the Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment which was filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). However, Judge Malik had submitted a petition on Friday […]
Sharifs asked the accountability judge to separate himself from other references
ISLAMABAD: During the hearing of Alaziza reference case the joint investigation head, Wajid Zia appeared before the court today. Application for exemption of five days was submitted by the name of Nawaz and Maryam, though court only gave an exemption for three days. The medical reports of Kulsoom Nawaz were also presented before the court. Khwaja Haris, Nawaz’s counsel […]
Accountability Judge files another plea to extend deadline of NAB references against Sharifs
ISLAMABAD: Accountability court Judge Mohammad Bashir on Friday filed an extension petition in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking more time to conclude National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) references against Sharif family. Judge Mohammad Bashir’s extension plea will be heard in the SC today, as the deadline of concluding the references comes to an end on June […]
Ishaq Dar Assets case: Defence completes cross-examination of NAB witness Masood Al-Ghani
ISLAMABAD: The defence in the assets case against former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar completed today its cross-examination of prosecution witness Masood Al-Ghani. Ghani is associated with a private bank and was cross-examined by defence counsel Qazi Misbah on Wednesday. During Wednesday’s hearing, Adnan Shuja who is an assistant lawyer of Hashmat Habib, the counsel of […]
Nawaz being pressurized to bow down by dragging his daughter to court: Maryam
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday remarked that she was being dragged to courts just to pressurize her father and former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif. Maryam during a press conference in Islamabad detailed her being dragged in supplementary reference cases as a tactic to create pressure over her father. PML-N […]
Plane hijacking case, present NAB cases a mere ‘joke’: ousted PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif once again took a defiant tone outside the accountability court on Monday when he claimed that the 1999 plane hijacking case and the present NAB cases were all part of a big ‘joke’ against him. The ousted premier was speaking to reporters outside the accountability court that is hearing […]
Zardari can’t dodge accountability: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari can not dodge accountability for long. “Zardari Sahab, you will also be held accountable for your actions. Look at the condition of Karachi. The children of Thar are dying of hunger, there is no proper waste management system […]
Accountability court to resume hearing of cases against Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Wednesday resumed hearings of supplementary reference cases against former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and his family filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Accountability Court Judge Mohammad Bashir will be hearing the case. The court will be deciding upon the inclusion of the recorded statements of the investigating officer, key […]
Maryam’s lawyer concludes cross-examination of NAB DG in Avenfield properties case
ISLAMABAD: The proceedings in the accountability court hearing the corruption references against the Sharif family resumed again today, as Maryam Nawaz’s counsel Amjad Pervez cross-examined prosecution witness Zahir Shah. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had earlier presented Director General (DG) Operations Zahir Shah as a witness. During the hearing, Shah claimed that he had acquired […]