ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif has recorded his assertion in the 2019 Toshakhana reference filed in opposition to him, the prosecutor knowledgeable an accountability courtroom on Thursday.
The case additionally entails former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. It facilities on allegations that the people acquired luxurious autos from the Toshakhana (items repository).
Right this moment’s proceedings, presided over by Decide Muhammad Bashir, witnessed the looks of key figures, together with Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Qazi Misbah, Arshad Tabriz, NAB prosecutor Irfan Bhola, and Sohail Arif. Rana Irfan, one other lawyer representing Nawaz Sharif, was additionally current in the course of the listening to.
The prosecutor informed the courtroom that the previous prime minister had submitted his reply. He mentioned the investigation will now be taken additional, for which a while was required.
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The protection counsel knowledgeable the courtroom {that a} questionnaire was ready in 2019 however couldn’t be offered to Nawaz due to his sick well being. Nevertheless, he mentioned corresponding solutions to the questions put forth had now been offered.
He added that the reference filed presents no file of the car talked about to have been returned, or any documentation proving the PML-N supremo had put in a request in search of any car.
The courtroom, confronted with the challenges introduced, inquired about NAB’s plan of action. The prosecutor responded {that a} thorough examination of the assertion would precede any subsequent steps.
The courtroom adjourned the listening to of the Toshakhana case, scheduling the following session for December 20.