Court delays indictment of Khawaja brothers in Paragon case.

LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday delayed the indictment of former railways minister Khawaja

Saad Rafique and his brother Khawaja Salman Rafique in Paragon City case till August 20.

Accountability Court Judge Syed Jawadul Hassan delayed the indictment due to absence of khawaja Saad Rafique.

At the outset of the proceedings, Khawaja Salman Rafique was produced before the court on expiry of the judicial remand.

Khawaja Saad's counsel told the court that the speaker National Assembly had issued the production orders of his client and he was in Islamabad to attend the NA session in

connection with the Kashmir issue.

At this, the court expressed serious annoyance over non-production of Khawaja Saad Rafique while observing that today was fixed for indictment of the accused which could not take

place now.

Subsequently, the court adjourned further hearing till August 20 while extending judicial remand of Khawaja brothers.

The court also re-issued arrest warrants of co-accused,

including Nadeem Zia, Umar Zia, and Farhan Ali.

Besides the Khawaja brothers, Nadeem Zia, Umar Zia, and Farhan Ali were also nominated in the reference. The reference stated that the Khawaja brothers through their "benamidars"

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