ISLAMABAD, June 4: An accountability court in Islamabad on Monday adjourned the cross-examination of Panamagate Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head and prosecution’s star witness, Wajid Zia, in Al-Azizia reference against the Sharif family till June 11.
Accountability court’s Judge Muhammad Bashir while adjourning the cross-examination directed the prosecution to submit final arguments in London flats case by tomorrow.
During the hearing, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s legal counsel Khawaja Harris who has been cross examining Zia requested
the judge to hear arguments in all three references at once.
“Sixty per cent of the arguments are the same in the three references,” Harris said.
“We will file a petition tomorrow against your written order to announce a combined judgement,” he added.
Nawaz and his family members are facing three corruption references in the accountability court – Avenfield Properties, Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investments – in which they are accused of money laundering, tax evasion and hiding offshore assets.-Agencies
