Corruption reference against Farzana Raja adjourned till Jan 19.

ISLAMABAD -- An Accountability Court (AC) on Monday adjourned hearing till January 19, on a corruption reference worth Rs540 million in Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).

AC-III Judge Sued Asghar Ali conducted hearing against accused Farzana Raja and others of graft moved by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

At the outset of hearing, accused Farzana Raja, Salman Khalid and Muhammad Saleem filed the request for one-day exemption from hearing which was accepted by the court.

However, the NAB investigation officer requested the court to grant...