Supreme Court directs NAB court to decide references against Nawaz in a month

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has directed the accountability court to complete hearing of all three corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family within a month.

The order was passed on an application seeking extension in the deadline of hearing of the three references against Nawaz Sharif by the NAB court. The two-member bench headed by the Chief Justice the cases must be decided now.

The deadline given to the NAB court expired on June 9. 

During the hearing, the chief justice rejected Nawaz’s counsel Khawaja Haris’ plea for completing the trial in six weeks, observing that final verdict against the former premier, his sons, daughter, and son-in-law should be announced within a month. 

The chief justice in his remarks said the accused were worried and the nation was in distress as well, the case must be decided in a month.

However, the top judge remarked, Nawaz along with his daughter could go to see his ailing wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz in London if he wanted to during the trial period.