ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday extended the deadline, to conclude graft cases against Nawaz Sharif and his family members, for six more weeks.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard the petition of accountability court II Judge Mohammad Arshad Malik.
Judge Arshad Malik approached the apex court for extension in the deadline to wrap up Flagship and Al-Azizia references against the former premier Nawaz Sharif and his family.
As the hearing began, Nawaz’s legal counsel Khawaja Harris also requested the apex court to grant the accountability court another extension till December 15 to conclude the remaining two references.
On which, the chief justice observed, “We cannot grant such a long extension,” and granted a six-week extension in the deadline.
Previously, accountability court- IV judge Muhammad Bashir had been given four extensions during the hearing of the graft cases.
On July 10, the latest extension of six weeks was granted to the accountability court, which has also been ended.
An accountability court, in Avenfield corruption reference, awarded 10 years prison term to the PML-N supreme leader, while his daughter Maryam and her spouse Capt. Safdar were handed seven years’ and one year’s prison term, respectively.
Judge Muhammad Bashir ordered forfeiture of their properties in the Avenfield Apartments and Park Lane of London. He imposed a fine of £8 million (approximately Rs1,292m) on the former premier and £2 million (approximately Rs323m) on his daughter.
Besides, three convicts were awarded an additional one-year imprisonment, which will run concurrently for not cooperating with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
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