ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court hearing a multi-billion rupees fake bank accounts case on Friday again deferred the indictment of a property tycoon, and others in a corruption reference. The Accountability Court judge, Muhammad Bashir, while hearing the case, approved a one-day exemption application of property tycoon, and adjourned hearing of the case till September 8th.

At the start of the hearing, property tycoon's counsel, Khawja Naveed, submitted an application seeking a one-day exemption of his client on medical grounds from personal appearance before the court, which the court approved. The court also ordered to provide copies of the reference to all the accused persons before the next date of hearing.

The NAB prosecutor, Sohail Arif, objected to the exemption application. He told the court that the medical report of the accused had been attached with the exemption application. According to the NAB, the accused had allegedly allotted welfare plots, which incurred losses of more than Rs100 billion to the national exchequer.

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