Accountability Court resumes hearing against Sharif family

Deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar arrived on Wednesday at the accountability court as the hearing commences regarding the corruption references filed against them by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Even though the court had granted on November 15, Sharif and Maryam exemption from court, they both appeared for today's hearing. A number of senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders welcomed Sharif at the court.

As the hearing began, Maryam submitted a request asking the court to alter her exemption period, local media reported. She asked the court to exempt her appearance from December 5 to January 5 next year.

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Judge Muhammad Bashir will record testimonies of more prosecution witnesses today. The four witnesses of the prosecution include Malik Tayyab, Shehbaz, Mazhar Bangash and Mohammad Rashid in today’s hearing.

During the last hearing, the court had recorded NAB witnesses, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Joint Registrar Sidra Mansoor and Federal Board of Revenue Inland Revenue Department representative Jahangir Ahmad. Both the witnesses had recorded their statements in the references against the Sharif family.