INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The court has raised over 100 questions to Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law
(File photo)Islamabad: An accountability court in Pakistan has raised over 100 questions to former prime
minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law on their posh properties in London, according to a media report on Thursday.Sharif and
his family are facing three corruption cases in the Accountability Court after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed cases against
them following the Supreme Court's verdict in the Panama Papers case.Judge Mohammad Bashir handed over the questionnaire to the counsel for
the Sharif family with a directive that the court would record their testimony tomorrow, Dawn newspaper reported.The court, hearing three
corruption cases against the 68- year-old deposed prime minister, asked multiple questions about four apartments in Park Lane, Avenfield,
London. The questions related to money trail, sale proceed of Gulf Steel Mills (GSM), shares of Ahli Steel Mills, investment with Qatari
royals, clearance of GSM's liabilities, litigation with Al-Tawfeek Investment and offshore companies Nielson and Nescoll.Apart from Sharif,
his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired Captain Mohammad Safdar are accused of purchasing the London properties through corrupt
means.On the questions for Maryam, the court asked about trust deeds pertaining to the offshore companies and what the witnesses had
testified against her.The court offered the accused to bring anything on record to contradict the statements of prosecution witnesses and
produce any witness in their defence.In April, the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement, declared Sharif ineligible to hold public office
for life, ending the political future of the three-time premier ahead of this year's general elections.Sharif was disqualified to hold the
office of the prime minister by the Supreme Court on July 28 last year in the Panama Papers case
He was disqualified for not being "honest and righteous" as he failed to declare in 2013 a salary he got from the company of his son in the
UAE.In February, the apex court also disqualified Sharif as the head of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
