Panama Case: 'Not possible for Sharif family to produce 45 years' record'

ISLAMABAD: after more than a week, a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing petitions seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over the involvement of his children in what has come t

Published February 15, 2017 Updated February 15, 2017 09:41am

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The hearing of the case was adjourned due to unavailability of a bench member Justice Azmat Saeed Khosa on health grounds as he was rushed to a hospital in Rawalpindi due to cardiac issues.

At the start of the hearing today after 15 days Justice Khosa thanked all those who prayed for the early recovery of Justice Azmat Saeed. Salman Akran Raja also welcomed Justice Azmat Saeed Shaikh for joining hearing after recovery from his ailment.

According to latest media reports, justifying the ownership of London flats and offshore firms, Salman Akram Raja, counsel for Hassan and Hussain Nawaz, kicked off his arguments by expressing that Mian Sharif had absolute control over family business.

He said all record of Sharif family had been usurped in 1999; hence, it is not possible for Sharif family to produce record spanning over last 45 years.

He said that there was no charge against the Prime Minister and action against his children was not possible. He added that the issue could be sent to agencies for investigation.

"If my client is guilty, the onus to prove it is on the petitioner," Raja said.

In the previous hearing on January 31, many questions were put to Hasan and Hussain Nawaz's counsel regarding the London flats.

"Who owned the properties from 1993 to 1996? Where did the investment for the London flats come from? How did the Sharif family children maintain residence at the property?"

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