He said that the accused were unable to provide their sources of income through which they had bought the properties in 1993. Nawaz and daughter Maryam could not appear in court as they were unable to leave Lahore owing to inclement weather. At the last hearing on April 30, Nawaz’s counsel had requested the court not to allow recording of Dogar’s statement. The trial against the Sharif family had commenced on September 14, 2017. Nawaz and sons Hussain and Hasan are accused in all three references whereas his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Safdar are accused in the Avenfield reference only.

Source: Pakistan Today May 02, 2018 08:21 UTC