ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Thursday suspended the arrest warrants for Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz, sons of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, in the Al-Azizia, Flagship, and Avenfield cases.
Nasir Javed Rana, a judge of the accountability court, revealed the ruling in a verdict reserved earlier today.
The warrants have been delayed until March 14, according to the judgment.
The warrants for the brothers were issued seven years ago, when the court labeled them absconders.
Today’s hearing was attended by both brothers’ lawyers, Qazi Misbah, as well as National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutors Sardar Muzaffar, Usman Masood, and Sohail Arif.
The appeal for the suspension of the warrants was filed since both brothers want to return to Pakistan on March 12.
Their lawyer, Misbah, revealed the development during the hearing of the Toshakhana reference filed against Nawaz, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, in which the politicians are accused of keeping various vehicles in violation of Toshakhana rules.
Misbah stated in his arguments that both brothers were considered absconders in the case, and perpetual warrants were issued against them.
He informed the court that all other suspects had been acquitted in these three cases. The lawyer claimed that both Hasan and Hussain want to return to Pakistan this month and ask the court.
