AC hears supplementary reference against Ishaq Dar's assets.

ISLAMABAD -- An accountability court in Islamabad has heard the supplementary reference against former finance minister Ishaq Dar's assets beyond income, media reported on Wednesday.

During the hearing, former president of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Saeed Ahmed filed a plea for his exemption from personal appearance. The defence counsel Qazi Misbah pleaded the court to postpone hearing as he did not prepare for the arguments in the case due to the death of his mother.

Later, the accountability court accepted the plea and adjourned the hearing till February 12.

Earlier in November last year, an accountability court had permitted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to auction the properties belonging to the former finance minister Ishaq Dar.

The court has rejected the plea of Ishaq Dar to stop auction of his properties by the anti-corruption watchdog in assets beyond income reference. Following the rejection of the petition, the anti-graft watchdog was given permission to auction Dar's...

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