Islamabad:
An anti-corruption court today postponed the
indictment of Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his
daughter and son-in-law in the Panama Papers case till October 19 after
the PML-N lawyers and supporters tried to barge into the courtroom.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had registered three cases of
corruption and money laundering against Sharif, his family members and
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in the Islamabad Accountability Court.
As the court was about to begin the proceedings, lawyers associated with
the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz forced their way inside the
courtroom.
The PML-N supporters also tried to enter the courtroom, resulting in
clashes with police. The lawyers started protesting in the courtroom of
Judge Muhammad Bashir against security arrangements which had
“restricted their movement in the court premises”. As a result of the
ruckus, Judge Bashir left the courtroom and later announced the
postponement of the hearing till October 19. — PTI
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