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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has resumed hearing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) request for opening the reinvestigation into the Rs1.2 billion Hudaibiya Paper Mills case as the case was involving the money laundering charges against the Sharif family members.
The Hudaibya paper mills case was initiated by NAB in 2000 but canceled by the Lahore High Court in 2014.
The three member bench of the apex court is heading by Justice Mushir Alam and includes Justices Qazi Faez Isa and Mazhar Alam Miankhel.
As the hearing begins, Justice Isa asked the NAB prosecutor about the charges against the suspects in the case.
Imranul Haq, NAB Prosecutor informed the court about names of fake account holders and Justice Isa remarked that having fake accounts does not prove criminality and adding that the same facts were present in 2000.
The SC bench also inquired about the Hudaibiya case as where it is mentioned in the July 28 Panama Papers case judgment and the NAB prosecutor replied that the judgment directed filing of fresh references if new evidence surfaces.
Justice Isa remarked during the hearing that the apex court cannot rely on statements and needs solid evidence and applying of specific charges in the case cannot be understood.
The hearing was then adjourned until 11:30am Wednesday (tomorrow), with an order to NAB to satisfy the bench regarding the evidence of the case.
