Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif on Monday appeared before an accountability court in Lahore for proceedings in the Ashiana-e-Iqbal Housing scam case.
As the hearing of the case resumed, a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor presented an investigation report to the court.
The court allowed Shehbaz Sharif to take a seat when he complained of his backache. Besides, three witnesses were also present in the courtroom to record their testimonies.
Shehbaz Sharif’s lawyer Amjad Pervez cross-examined witness Sidra Mansoor and asked upon whose directives she had produced the record. To this, she answered that the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) had asked her about the record.
The defense counsel further asked whether the in-charge [of the SECP] had given her any written directives over the matter. She responded that in-charge Liaquat Ali had given her verbal directives, and the same record that was submitted to the NAB had now been presented before the court.
Moreover, she said she had been included in the investigation process on May 30, 2018. Other accused persons, including Fawad Hassan Fawad, Ahad Cheema and Munir Zia, were also present in the courtroom.
