Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif is likely to be indicted in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing scandal case on February 18.
During the hearing of the case on Thursday, Ahad Cheema and Fawad Hasan Fawad appeared before the court but Shehbaz Sharif skipped the hearing.
While showing its resentment over no-show, the court asked, “Where is he, Shehbaz was supposed to be indicted in the case today.”
To this, the DSP informed the court judge that Shehbaz was having health issues and also holding PAC meetings in the federal capital.
“My client is facing problem of backbone and advised to avoid long travel,” Shehbaz counsel said and added that there was no such order for indictment of his client today.
The judge said he was fit and sound according to the report. “Why don’t we summon the doctor, who has advised him from refraining to travel,” the court said.
The judge also asked the anti-graft body to present Ramzan Sugar Mills reference on next hearing of the case.
The court asked why the Ramzan Sugar Mills reference has not been filed.
To this, the NAB prosecutor informed the court that the reference had been sent for the chairman’s approval.
“It will be filed soon after the approval of NAB Chairman Javed Iqbal,” he continued.
Later, the court adjourned the hearing of the case until February 18 and asked the authorities concerned to produce Shehbaz on the next hearing, whether they had to arrange an air ambulance.
Published in Daily Times, February 8th 2019.
