ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad has approved the plea of accused persons, former president Asif Ali Zardari and Anwar Majeed, for exemption from personal appearance in Thatta water supply reference, ARY News reported on Thursday.
The accountability court’s judge Azam Khan heard the Thatta water supply reference against the former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and other accused.
The counsels of Zardari and Majeed filed pleas regarding their exemption from personal appearance in the hearing which was accepted by the accountability court. The counsel also pleaded to postpone the hearing due to elections of Supreme Court Bar.
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Judge Azam Khan questioned the prosecution about the production of the witness of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The prosecutor replied that NAB’s witness Ali Raza is present in the hearing.
The court ordered to record the statement of the witness.
It is to be mentioned here that the court had decided to indict Asif Ali Zardari in Thatta water supply reference on August 4. All the accused were also summoned on the same day for further proceedings.
According to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the instant case pertains to illegal award of a contract by the Special Initiative Department for water supply scheme, Thatta to a private contractor, Harish & Co.
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