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Court declares Ishaq Dar absconder in corruption reference

By Web Desk
November 21, 2017


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.