Accountability court directs Shehbaz Sharif to appear in Ashiana housing scam case on Jan 7.

LAHORE -- An accountability court on Tuesday directed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif to appear before it on January 7, in a case related to Ashiana Housing scam.

'The court is giving last chance to the PML-N leader to show-up before the court,' the order issued by AC judge Amjad Nazeer Chaudhry reads.

The judge observed that the proceedings of the case were being affected due to continuous non-appearance of Shehbaz Sharif before the court.

Shehbaz Sharif and other accused were indicted in the case on February 18, by an accountability court in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing scandal.

The judge had framed charges against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif and other accused during the hearing.

However, Shehbaz Sharif and other accused had denied the charges and termed the reference filed against him 'false'.

It is pertinent to mention here that former chief minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, former Federal Secretary Fawad Hasan Fawad, former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General Ahad Cheema and others are already facing the charges of...

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