The Accountability Court on Wednesday deferred arguments over plea of former finance minister Ishaq Dar's wife against the court's order with regard to sale of movable and immovable properties of her husband.
Duty Judge Accountability Court Shahrukh Arjumand deferred the arguments over Tabassum Ishaq Dar's application till September 12. Tabassum Ishaq Dar had challenged the court's order with regard to sale of her husband's properties after he was declared an absconder in a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for accumulating assets beyond means.
Prosecutor NAB Afzal Qureshi informed the court that arguments over Tabassum Dar's application are under way before the relevant judge. He requested the court to allow him to continue his arguments regarding the said application before the relevant Judge Muhammad Bashir.
The court approved the NAB's request and adjourned the hearing of the case till September 12.
The NAB had filed a supplementary reference against Dar on February 26 last year. The reference comprises seven volumes and includes 24 witnesses and three co-accused namely former president of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Saeed Ahmed, Mansoor Raza Rizvi and Naeem Mehmood, both directors of Dar's companies. The three co-accused were present in the courtroom during the hearing.
Dar's wife on October 24, 2018 had filed an application, challenging Accountability Court's order with regard to sale of movable and immovable properties of her husband. In her petition, she stated that her husband purchased house No 7-H, Gulberg-III, Lahore, on May 21, 1988, and since then the family has been residing in it. The house had been orally gifted by Dar in her favour on February 14, 1989 in lieu of her dower (Haq Mehr) which was accepted by her. The actual possession of the house is with her as she is true and a lawful owner since it was gifted to her, she stated in her application.
It further said that the house is not a property owned by Dar and the report filed by the NAB is incorrect and contrary to facts. Thus, any property attached on the basis of incorrect report is liable to be corrected under the section 88 (6A), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), said the petition.
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