Assets reference: Three more witnesses record statements against Dar

ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court (AC) of Islamabad on Monday recorded the statements of three prosecution witnesses in a reference against former finance minister Senator Ishaq Dar regarding assets beyond known sources of income.

The court, however, adjourned the hearing of the case till January 26. AC Judge Muhammad Bashir took up the reference against Dar for hearing filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in compliance with the Supreme Court orders.

During the course of proceeding, prosecution witness Assistant Commissioner Ali Akbar Bhinder informed the court that he had submitted the property record of the former finance minister's wife to NAB last year. He stated that he had given the property details of a two kanals 19 marla property of the Dar family, situated in Mauza Bhattiyan Tehsil, to NAB.

He said he had appeared before the Bureau on August 2017 at its Lahore office. Another witness Obaid Simon informed the court that the banking officer of Lahore NAB office had prepared report regarding bank accounts of Ishaq Dar and his wife in his presence. He said the details of 15 bank accounts were part of this report. Moreover, suspended Nadra official Syed Qaboos Aziz recorded half of his statement and would continue at the next hearing.