ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday declared Finance Minister Ishaq Dar absconder as it resumed hearing of a corruption reference.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which has filed corruption references against Sharif family and the finance minister, requested the court to declare the accused absconder for his absence from proceedings .
The court also dismissed Dar’s pleas seeking exemption from proceedings and appointing a representative in his absence.
The pleas were moved by a counsel for the finance minister who is reportedly undergoing medical treatment abroad.
The court also issued notice to Ishaq Dar’s guarantor Ahmed Ali Qudoosi, asking him to submit his response till November 24.
The court also asked through the notice as to why surety bonds deposited by the guarantor be confiscated.
The hearing of the corruption reference has been adjourned till December 4.
The government has been facing immense pressure from the opposition parties to appoint new finance minister due to Dar's absence and the corruption references he has been facing in the accountability court.