SHARIF to FACE indictment on Oct 9, warrants Issued For CHILDREN

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court here on Monday defe d ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s indictment to October 9 in three corruption cases against him and his family while issuing non-bailable arrest warrants for the former leader’s children and son-in-law.

The anti-corruption court issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Sharif’s children — Hassan, Hussain, Maryam — and for son-in-law Captain Safdar after they failed to appear before it despite repeated summons, Dawn online reported.

Khawaja Harris, Sharif ’s counsel, informed the court during the hearing that the Sharif children were busy tending to their convalescing mother in London and will appear in court once she is better.

Previously, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had sent bailable arrest warrants on September 26 for Sharif ’s children and sonin-law to their residences in Lahore and London.

Sharif had arrived around 8.30 a.m. at the court amid tight Rangers deployment. He was accompanied by his political aide Senator Asif Kirmani and only his vehicle was allowed to enter the complex.

Media representatives as well as supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-nawaz (PML-N) and members of the government were barred from entering the complex.

After Sharif ’s appearance before the court, Mohsin Ranjha, a member of his legal team said that the former premier’s indictment was deferred to October 9.