ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday objected to hearings on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain Safdar’s appeals against the Avenfield reference verdict about them. A two-judge bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) including Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Athar Minallah heard the pleas. On […]
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IG prisons grants special permission to Nawaz Sharif to meet family in jail on Friday
The former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who is at present imprisoned at Adiala Jail over Avenfield properties case has been granted a special permission by the IG prisons to meet his family on Friday. 19 family members of Nawaz Sharif had earlier submitted a request to allow them to meet him and his daughter Maryam Nawaz. […]
LHC to hear petition against Avenfield verdict today
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) will hear on Thursday the petition against the Avenfield verdict. Previously advocate A.K Dogar had filed a petition against the Avenfield verdict. According to the petition, National Accountability Baru’s (NAB) law, which bases the Avenfield verdict, is outlawed now. Thus, no one cannot be sentenced on the base of that […]
Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar file petition against accountability court’s verdict
LAHORE: A Former Premier Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law caption (r) Safdar have filed a petition in Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday against the Avenfield verdict. The petition was filed through the advocate A K Dogar and according to the petition, the three times elected Prime Minister (PM) of the country is being […]
Safdar arrives at Rawalpindi, says is here to surrender among supporters
RAWALPINDI: Captain (R) Muhammad Safdar, former premier Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law and Maryam’s husband— appeared at a party rally in Rawalpindi on Sunday. He was on wanted list of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) since the Avenfield properties reference verdict. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) local leaders, Senator Chaudhry Tanveer and Malik Shakeel Awan, were leading a […]
NAB arrests Captain Safdar
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Sunday arrested former PM Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law and PML-N leader Captain (r) Safdar. Earlier today, Safdar arrived at PML-N’s central office in Rawalpindi, where he addressed several gatherings. Later at 5pm in the evening, he was arrested by a NAB team. ”I had decided earlier to surrender in Tarnol […]
Accountability process of powerful has begun in Pakistan: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that he is certain that the verdict on Avenfield reference will be just. Fawad Chaudhry while talking to media said that PTI was looking forward to see Nawaz being punished for his crimes. He added that the verdict will be just as the Sharifs got […]
Burden of proof lies on defense, rather than on prosecution: Khawaja Haris
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s legal counsel Khawaja Haris on Wednesday started presdenting his final arguments in Avenfield reference case. Accountability court resumed hearing of the reference cases against the Sharifs in the presence of Captain (r) Safdar, while Nawaz along with Maryam have been granted exemption from court appearances owing to Kulsoom […]
Accountability court orders Nawaz to appoint lawyer till June 19
ISLAMABAD: Accountability court hearing Avenfield reference on Tuesday ordered Nawaz to appoint either new lawyer or to convince his ex-counsel to represent him again. Yesterday, Nawaz’s counsel Khawaja Haris withdrew from representing Nawaz Sharif in National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) supplementary reference cases. Today during NAB reference hearing, Nawaz appeared before the court without any counsel. Apex Judge […]
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 […]