ISLAMABAD: Accountability court on Friday is expected to announce verdict on Avenfiled reference case at 2:30 pm. Judge Mohammad Bashir earlier today dismissed former premier Nawaz Sharif’s plea seeking delay in announcement of the verdict for a week. Accountability court initially reserved its verdict over Sharifs plea, later on dismissing it. Judge Mohammad Bashir is […]
Mohammad Bashir
Nawaz requests delay in Avenfield verdict
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Quaid Nawaz Sharif on Thursday requested accountability court to delay announcement of Avenfield verdict. According to sources, Nawaz’s counsel Zafir Khan submitted a request in Accountability court-I stating that the accused wished to be present in court at the time of the verdict’s announcement. The request includes details of Begum […]
NAB references: Haris back as Nawaz’s lead counsel
ISLAMABAD: Khawaja Haris on Tuesday resumed as Nawaz Sharif’s lead counsel in National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) supplementary references. Earlier Haris had recused himself as Nawaz’s counsel, on grounds that he could not work under Supreme Court’s (SC) dictation to end the trials within 30 days. Accountability court on Tuesday resumed hearing of reference cases filed […]