Islamabad (Pakistan Point News – 6th July, 2018) The PMLN workers are expressing concern over the delay in verdict in Avenfield Reference.
The Accountability Court is expected to announce the verdict in Avenfield Reference any time now after delaying it for four times today.
Earlier, the Accountability Court while rejecting former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's plea to defer the verdict in Avenfield reference, was to announce the verdict in the case at 12:30pm today.
However, it later delayed the verdict to 2:30pm and then at 3pm, 3:30pm and finally 4pm.
Accountability Court judge Muhammad Bashir said that the verdict is being delayed as it is being photocopied.
"The photocopies of the judgment are being made. Wait a little more," he said.
The judge discussed the verdict in a closed room in the absence of media, with only lawyers inside.
The capital administration had beefed up security in the Federal capital in view of the decision in Avenfield reference case. Armoured vans and prisoners vans have also been placed at the court.
Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz could not appear before the court as they are in London with ailing Kulsoom Nawaz while Capt (r) Safdar was also missing and is reportedly in Mansehra.
The Accountability Court of Islamabad had on Tuesday fixed July 6 to announce its judgment in the Avenfield London property reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his children.
The court reserved its judgment after the two sides concluded their final arguments in the reference against Sharif family members. The court has conducted proceedings of the reference for nine months and twenty days.
However, former prime minister and PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif had on Wednesday asked the Accountability Court to defer the verdict in the Avenfield case for some days, till the health of his wife improves.
