ISLAMABAD: Accountability court on Tuesday resumed proceedings of Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference against former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and his family. The court resumed hearing the case proceedings. Nawaz’s defense counsel Khawaja Haris continued cross-examination of prosecution’s star witness and former head of Panamagate joint investigation team (JIT) Wajid Zia. During the hearing National […]
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Avenfield reference: Defense to conclude arguments today
ISLAMABAD: Accountability court on Tuesday resumed hearing of defense counsel’s final arguments in Avenfield reference. Earlier on Monday, lead defense counsel Khawaja Haris had hinted to conclude his final arguments by Tuesday. Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir chairing National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) supplementary references heard the proceedings in the absence of Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz. […]
JIT report only Wajid Zia’s opinion, not acceptable as evidence: Kh Haris
ISLAMABAD: Accountability court on Monday resumed hearing final arguments of the defense in Avenfield reference case. During the hearing, Judge Bashir observed that none of the accused were present in court, as Nawaz along with daughter Maryam Nawaz are in London owing to Begum Kulsoom’s unstable condition. Lead counsel, Khawaja Haris informed the court that […]
Avenfield reference: Defense to resume presentation of final arguments today
ISLAMABAD: Accountability court on Monday will resume proceedings of Avenfield properties reference against Nawaz Sharif and family. Judge Mohammad Bashir will be presiding the case. Defense counsel Khawaja Haris will resume presenting final arguments in Avenfield case for the fifth consecutive day. Nawaz along with his daughter have been exempted from court appearances owing to […]
Avenfield Reference: Defense resumes concluding arguments
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s counsel Khawaja Haris on Thursday resumed presenting concluding arguments in Avenfield properties reference against Nawaz and family. During the hearing, Haris informed the accountability court under Judge Muhammad Bashir’s presence that the Panama case joint Investigation Team (JIT) was formed as an investigative body. The defense counsel gave […]
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 […]
No one can deny me the right to choose my lawyer: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid on Tuesday said that he has the right to appoint a lawyer for the ongoing corruption references against him. Nawaz, while speaking to the media outside accountability court hearing Avenfield reference, said that if the trial was to be done fairly, then there has to be a defense to […]
Avenfield reference: Court resumes hearing without the defense
ISLAMABAD: Accountability court on Tuesday resumed hearing of Avenfield properties reference case against the Sharif family. Former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif appeared before the court without any counsel. Earlier on Monday, Haris withdrew himself as Nawaz’s counsel in the all three references filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) after Supreme Court’s (SC) order to […]
Defense counsel’s withdrawal, Sharif’s last card to escape justice: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said that Nawaz’s counsel’s withdrawal from National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) reference cases is merely a delaying tactic to escape justice. While speaking to the media in Islamabad, Chaudhry said that Khawaja Haris’s excusal from Nawaz’s representation was the last card to save them from final verdict […]
NAB references: Khawaja Haris withdraws as Nawaz’s counsel
ISLAMABAD: Former premier’s defense counsel Khawaja Haris on Monday withdrew from representing Nawaz Sharif in National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) supplementary reference cases. During accountability court’s proceedings of Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference Nawaz Sharif’s counsel requested the court to excuse him from representing the former premier in all three references. Haris upon his withdrawal decision stated that […]