ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has adjourned the hearing of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeals in the Avenfield and Al-Azizia cases till 2nd December.
A division bench comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani heard the case. A Foreign Office official placed on record a compliance report informing the judges that the PML-N supremo did not show up before the court deliberately, during the hearing.
An execution report of his warrants through ads in print as well as electronic media was also submitted to the bench. It was informed that the warrants posted through Royal Mail were received at Sharif’s London residence. Besides, proclamation notices summoning the former prime minister were also put up outside his Lahore residence.
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NAB prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi requested the court to record statements of the officials who forwarded and posted summons of the PML-N supreme leader to declare him a proclaimed offender.
At this, the court ruled that it will record statements of the relevant officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Foreign Office at the next hearing and directed the agency to submit all relevant records.
