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NAB References: AC hearing against Sharif family underway

NAB References: AC hearing against Sharif family underway
December 7, 2017
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The accountability court (AC) hearing for the Al-Azizia reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family resumed its proceedings of the case on Thursday. The accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir resumed the hearing of the references against Nawaz Sharif and his family members filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in line with the Supreme Court directive in the Panamagate case. The court reserved verdict on plea filed by Ayesha Hamid, the counsel of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif raising objection on the documents submitted by Noreen Shahzad in the court. The counsel of the former premier said that the documents submitted by Noreen Shahzad cannot be made part of the case. The court reserved verdict of the plea on Nawaz's counsel's objection and will announce his decision shortly. In the previous hearing, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) witness Malik Tayyab Ahmed was testified against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members before an accountability court (AC). Malik Tayyab Ahmed told the court Nawaz Sharif withdrew $2,200 on February 7, 2017, and transferred $600,000 to his Pakistani currency account between March to May 2017.