The Rs1.2 billion Hudaibiya Paper Mills case, involving money laundering charges against the Sharif family, was initiated by NAB in 2000 but quashed by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in 2014. Earlier in the day, the NAB lawyer made yet another attempt to convince the SC to allow reopening the Hudaibya Paper Mills reference for the “sake of justice”. “You have to satisfy the court on the reasons for the delay in filing the appeal,” Justice Alam had told NAB’s lawyer as Friday’s hearing began. Justice Miankhel had noted that no stay order was attached to the appeal filed before the apex court. “We have looked at all the merits of the case,” Justice Isa had remarked, reserving the court’s decision on the appeal.

Source: Pakistan Today December 15, 2017 07:44 UTC