Incarcerated former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif was produced before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court Monday in Al-Azizia Steel Mill and Flagship Investment references.
Jail authorities brought Sharif to the NAB court in strict security from the rear entrance of the judicial complex. As many as 200 personnel have been deployed around the accountability court.
Authorities have banned entry of irrelevant persons and media personnel in the Federal Judicial Complex during the hearing.
NAB prosecution team and Joint Invetsugation Team (JIT) head Wajid Zia have also arrived in the court for the proceedings.
NAB court judge Arshad Malik will hear the case instead of Muhammad Bashir after Islamabad High Court (IHC) two-member bench approved Nawaz Sharif’s plea for transferring Al-Azizia Steel Mill and Flagship Investment references to other court.
It would be suffice here to say that Nawaz Sharif has expressed grave reservations over accountability court’s judge Mohammad Bashir.
In Avenfield reference, the supremo has been awarded 11-year jail sentence while his political heir-apparent Maryam Nawaz has been awarded seven-year jail sentence and son-in-law Capt (rtd) Safdar one-year.
