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Accountability court suspends arrest warrants of Hasan, Hussain Nawaz |
2024-03-08 |
[GEO.TV] An accountability court on Thursday suspended the arrest warrants of Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz — sons of Pakistain Moslem League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif ...served — in the al-Azizia, Flagship and Avenfield cases. The decision was announced by accountability court judge Nasir Javed Rana in a verdict he reserved earlier today. The warrants have been suspended till March 14, as per the verdict. The warrants of the brothers were issued seven years ago when the court had declared them absconders. In today's hearing, both brothers were represented in the case by their lawyer Qazi Misbah, while National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutors Sardar Muzaffar, Usman Masood and Sohail Arif also appeared in the court. The plea seeking suspension of the warrants were filed as both brothers are planning to return to Pakistain on March 12. Their lawyer, Misbah, revealed the development during the hearing of the Toshakhana reference filed against Nawaz, Pakistain Peoples Party's (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari ![]() and former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ... Pakistain's former prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ... wherein the politicians are accused of having kept various vehicles in violation of the Toshakhana rules. Misbah, while presenting his arguments, said that both brothers were declared absconders in the case, while perpetual warrants were also issued against them. He told the court that all the other accused were acquitted in these three references. The lawyer added that both Hasan and Hussain want to return to Pakistain this month and request the court to suspend their perpetual warrants. "There were five accused in the Avenfield [reference], three were convicted by the accountability court. Islamabad High Court acquitted three accused," he maintained. Related: Hasan Nawaz: 2017-07-12 Falsified documents used to mislead SC on Mayfair apartments: JIT report Hasan Nawaz: 2016-12-05 Qatari prince, royal family members in town Hasan Nawaz: 2006-10-25 Sharif family evicted from Sarwar Palace in Saudi Arabia Related: PML-N: 2024-03-06 Zardari tipped to win presidential election as PPP 'secures' 345 electoral votes PML-N: 2024-02-29 KP Assembly members take oath in ruckus-hit maiden session PML-N: 2024-02-27 Police rescue woman surrounded by mob in Lahore over blasphemy allegations Related: Nawaz Sharif: 2024-02-19 Maryam vows to deal strictly with those instigating bureaucracy to break laws Nawaz Sharif: 2024-02-17 After many twists and turns, PTI finally decides to play opposition's role in Centre, Punjab Nawaz Sharif: 2024-02-16 Imran Khan was ousted on Gen Bajwa's directives: Fazlur Rehman Related: Avenfield: 2023-12-28 ECP moved against Shah Mahmood Qureshi's 'unlawful abduction' Avenfield: 2023-12-21 Pindi police rebut reports of firing at Judge Mohammad Bashir's car Avenfield: 2023-12-14 Nawaz denies plotting against ex-army and spy chiefs, seeks action against 'conspirators' Related: Flagship: 2023-12-17 Spanish and Indian warships rush in to investigate suspected pirate attack off Somalia Flagship: 2023-11-30 IHC acquits Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield reference Flagship: 2023-07-01 'Retail apocalypse' forces Walgreens to axe 150 stores by summer 2024: Chain says sales have been hit by plummeting demand for Covid vaccines and tests Related: Al-Azizia: 2023-12-14 Nawaz denies plotting against ex-army and spy chiefs, seeks action against 'conspirators' Al-Azizia: 2023-11-30 IHC acquits Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield reference Al-Azizia: 2023-10-25 Punjab govt approves suspension of Nawaz Sharif's sentence in Al-Azizia reference Related: National Accountability Bureau: 2024-02-28 Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi indicted in 190m reference National Accountability Bureau: 2023-11-30 IHC acquits Nawaz Sharif in Avenfield reference National Accountability Bureau: 2023-11-11 Court orders to unseize Nawaz Sharif's properties in Toshakhana case |
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