Court hears assets beyond income case against Ishaq Dar
- By Shah Khalid -
- Mar 06, 2019
ISLAMABAD: An accountability Court on Wednesday hearing the assets beyond known sources of income case against former finance minister Ishaq Dar, ARY News reported.
Accountability Judge Muhammad Bashir is hearing the case. All three accused are present in the court room.
Statement of prosecution’s witness Salman Saeed, an official of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has been recorded, while defence counsel is cross examining another witness Sidra Mansur.
The court on Wednesday (February 13) had approved the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s request to produce two witnesses in the reference against Ishaq Dar.
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During the hearing, the NAB had requested to present two witnesses, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) official Sidra Mansur and Salman Saeed, before summoning the head of the joint investigation team in Panama Leaks case Wajid Zia and the investigation officer.
A reference was filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Ishaq Dar following the Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case.
Ishaq Dar had earlier been declared a proclaimed offender by the accountability court due to his continuous absence from the proceedings.