ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Tuesday has ordered the prosecutor to record the statement of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia corruption reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
During the hearing today, the NAB prosecutor Wasiq Malik informed the court that bureau has completed the recording of statements of witnesses. The prosecutor further informed the court that 22 witnesses have recorded their testimonies pertaining to Al-Azizia corruption reference.
Wasiq Malik also submitted copies of the Supreme Court’s verdict announced on April-20 and July-28. The court then ordered the prosecution to record Nawaz’s statement in the next hearing.
Nawaz Sharif’s lead council Khawaja Haris objected to the prosecutor’s remarks stating that the April 20 verdict was not related to Al-Azizia reference. An older verdict was no longer relevant after another verdict was announced by the Supreme Court.
It is worth noting that the accountability Court has until November 17 to wrap up the remaining two corruption references Al-Azizia and Flagship Investments against the Sharif family. The SC had granted final extension to the court earlier this month, after its deadline to conclude the trials against the Sharifs had ended on October 7.