F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court adjourned proceedings until October 23 of the corruption case against the Finance Minsiter Ishaq Dar because Khawaja Harris was absent, Dar’s legal counsel.
The court was informed by finance minister legal team that their lead counsel Khawaja Harris is out of the country and therefore he could not be in court today.
The accountability court judge directed the defence to find out when Harris will return to Pakistan and take 15 minutes breaks. However, the NAB prosecutor said that Harris would appear if the accused is placed behind bars.
The judge then adjourned the proceedings until October 23, even though the defence team pleaded the hearing resume on October 25 as Harris will return to the country on Sunday but has cases in the Lahore High Court on October 23-24.
This was the finance minister’s sixth appearance in the court of Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir in the corruption reference which was filed by NAB on the directives of Supreme Court.
The court was expected to record the statements of two more prosecution witnesses today, Masood Ghani of Habib Bank and Abdul Rahman Gondal of Allied Bank. The two have been ordered to again appear in court on Monday.
