Dawn: Accountability court gets fifth extension on references against Nawaz

A Pakistani court is due to rule on Friday in an anti-corruption case against ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter over the ownership of luxurious London properties that could see the former leader jailed if found guilty. (REUTERS)

August 28: Dawn report by Nasir Iqbal states that the acco­untability court seized with corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday got another extension for six weeks. Accountability court judge Mohammad Arshad Malik had on Friday last week sought the fifth extension from the Supreme Court for concluding the hearing of two corruption references — Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment — against the ousted prime minister.

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