AC gets another extension of three weeks

The Supreme Court on Monday gave another extension of three weeks to accountability court-II of Islamabad to decide Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references against the Sharif family. Chief Justice Mian Saqi Nisar observed that further extension to the trial court will not be granted. The trial judge, Arshad Malik, had filed an application seeking extension in the deadline pleading that the references were about to conclude. However, he said, it was not possible to close the trial within the deadline previously given by the apex court.
The counsel for Nawaz Sharif asked the court to allow more time for the disposal of the references. The Supreme Court on October 12 had granted another extension to the accountability court to conclude the references by November 17. In July, an accountability court had decided the Avenfield reference against the Sharif family handing down eleven-year imprisonment to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, eight years to his daughter Maryam Nawaz and Capt Muhammad Safdar (retd).