ISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad will indict former premier Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on March 26 in the rental power projects (RPPs) scam case. During the hearing, the court expressed annoyance on the absence of Pervaiz Ashraf before the bench and ordered him to ensure his presence. The court will frame charges against him on three RPPs: Reshma Power Generation (Pvt) Limited, Gulf Rental Power Pvt Ltd and Young Gen Power Ltd. Earlier, the judge had expressed annoyance over the delay in proceedings of the case and inquired about its reasons from the prosecution. Meanwhile, Raja’s defence counsel pleaded with the court for permanent exemption of his client’s appearance in the case.

Source: Pakistan Today March 13, 2019 07:18 UTC