Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Mohammed Safdar on Wednesday reappeared in accountability court hearing three National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references against them.
The ousted PM attended the proceeding despite being granted exemption by the court from personal appearance during the previous hearing.
During the proceeding, NAB prosecutor’s witness Mohammad Rasheed recorded his statement over which Sharif family’s lawyer Khawaja Harris asked, “Had NAB ever contacted your company before?” Mr Rasheed responded that he only received letter on September 5 and he had never appeared before NAB after September 6.
The prosecutor said that the lawyer was confusing his witness after which harsh words exchanged between both parties. Later, Justice Mohammed Bashir allowed Sharif family members to leave and continued the hearing.
Maryam Nawaz also submitted plea seeking to change exemption dates from December 5 to January 5, 2018. The accused have been directed to reappear on November 28.
Earlier, Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz had sought exemption on the account of the medical condition of Nawaz Sharif’s wife Kulsoom Nawaz, who is undergoing treatment for lymphoma in London. The court allowed Nawaz Sharif to be exempted for a week and Maryam for a month.
