Sharif plea to get exemption from hearing rejected

A Pakistani court on Friday rejected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members’ plea for exemption from appearance.

The accountability court continued hearing of Avenfield reference against Nawaz Sharif and his family.

During the proceedings headed by Justice Mohammed Bashir, defence lawyer Amjad Pervez submitted a plea seeking exemption of exprime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz from court appearance for seven days as they are in London to visit ailing Kulsoom Nawaz. The court rejected their plea and allowed to make National Accountability Bureau ( NAB) Director General as witness.

Earlier on Wednesday, Nawaz Sharif and his daughter left for London to inquire about the health of Kulsoom Nawaz who is undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital in Britain’s capital.

All the rallies of Pakistan Muslim League ( Nawaz) have also been postponed. Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz were

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to address gatherings in Lala Musa on April 20, Sahiwal on April 21and Mansehra on April 22. The new dates for the rallies will be announced later.

Maryam Nawaz had tweeted that they will be returning back before the next proceedings if their request was not granted.

The top court disqualified Mr Sharif from office in July over unreported sources of annual income of about $ 10,000, a salary the former premier denies ever receiving. The high court also ordered the NAB to investigate and conduct a trial into the Sharif family’s wider finances, including the London properties.

Mr Sharif was also ousted from the presidency of the ruling PML- N, which elected close ally Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the Prime Minister after Mr Sharif was disqualified.