Court reserves verdict in Avenfield reference against Sharif family

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court said on Tuesday it has reserved its verdict in the Avenfield properties reference filed against the Sharif family, saying it will be announced on July 6.
The Avenfield reference is one of three corruption references filed against the deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his three children, son-in-law and former finance minister Ishaq Dar in compliance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case last year.
The announcement by Judge Mohammad Bashir came shortly after Maryam Nawaz’s counsel, Amjad Pervaiz, concluded his final arguments.
On Monday, Nawaz and his daughter Maryam were given a two-day exemption from appearing in court for the hearing of the Avenfield properties reference against them because of former first lady Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s deteriorating health.