Top court questi­ons Ishaq Dar’s confes­sional statem­ent in money launde­ring caseISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC), on Tuesday, directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to provide detail of evidences to establish the alleged offence of the Sharif family in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills money laundering scam. Top court asks NAB to reveal corruption in Hudaibiya Paper Mills scamThe top court also questioned former finance minister Ishaq Dar’s confessional statement in the money laundering case, noting the statement should have been recorded before the accountability court or NAB chairman under the law. “If Dar’s confessional statement goes out of picture then what incriminating evidence you have in this case,” Justice Isa asked prosecutor for the anti-graft watchdog. NAB asks for recess till prosecutor general’s appointmentOn Monday, the apex court came down hard on NAB lawyer for relying only on the Panamagate case judgment to justify its appeal for reopening the Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference against the Sharif family. In 2014, LHC quashed the reference concerning the Hudaibiya Papers Mills against the Sharif family.

Source: The Express Tribune December 12, 2017 09:56 UTC