Court adjourns hearing against Khaqan Abbasi till Jan 19, in LNG reference.

ISLAMABAD -- Accountability Court (AC) on Friday adjourned hearing till January 19, on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) agreement reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others.

AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan conducted hearing on graft reference against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, his son Abdullah Khaqan, ex-finance minister Miftah Ismail and former Managing Director Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Sheikh Imranuddin.

During the course of proceeding, the defence lawyer continued cross examination of the prosecution witness Hassan Bhatti, Assistant Director, Ministry of Energy.

The defense lawyers said the Islamabad High Court had ruled that irregularities were not corruption. He observed that also consider how trial would be conducted here in light of this ruling, he said.

The lawyer contended that there were no corruption charges in this case but only allegations of irregularities.

During the cross-examination of National Accountability Bureau witness, Assistant Director...