Court to indict Nawaz on Oct 2

ISLAMABAD - Accountability Court Islamabad on Tuesday fixed October 2 to indict Nawaz Sharif in the corruption references after the former prime minister appeared before it. The court also provided copies of the corruption references to him. Nawaz Sharif appeared before the court located in the judicial complex in the federal capital, a day after he returned from London where he was with his ailing wife. During The brief hearing, Nawaz Sharif informed the accountability court Judge Muhammad Bashir that his wife was unwell and he needed to attend to her. He was then allowed to leave the court. The court then adjourned for 10 minutes before continuing with the normal case proceedings.The appearance was just a formality to ensure that the accused was ready to face the trial. Nawaz Sharif stayed at the court for about 10 minutes. He was accompanied by his lawyer Khawaja Harris who would represent him as a counsel in the corruption cases. Meanwhile, for non-compliance of court summon orders, the judge issued bailable arrest warrants for Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz, Maryam Nawaz and Capt (retd) Safdar with the direction to prosecution to produce them before the court on the next date of hearing. The accused were further asked to furnish a bail bond of Rs1 million each to secure their bail in these corruption references. Realising the messing up of things and breach of court sanctity by the supporters and leaders of ruling PML-N, the judge marked the former premier present and asked him to leave and had taken break of 10 minutes. Scurity staff at Sharifs’ Jati Umra residence in Lahore refused to accept the summons for Hussain and Hasan Nawaz, stating that they reside outside the country. The corruption references against Nawaz and other family members included a reference about the London flats – numbered 16 and 16-A and 17 and 17-A at Avenfield House, Park Lane. The second is regarding Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metal Company, Jeddah, while the third reference is about Flagship Investment Limited and 15 other companies..... Source: