ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday dismissed Nawaz Sharif’s plea seeking to club together three corruption references against him.
The references were filed by the National Accountability (NAB) in an accountability court in the light of Supreme Court orders in Panama Papers case.
The former prime minister wants the accountability court to club together the three references and hold a joint trial.
According to Geo News, the chief justice on Thursday heard Nawaz Sharif’s plea in his chamber where Advocate Khawaja Haris appeared on behalf of the former prime minister.
Earlier, the plea was returned by the registrar of the apex court who had asked the applicant to approach the relevant platform.