Dar's bank accounts, assets restored.

ISLAMABAD -- An accountability court on Saturday ordered the restoration of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's accounts and assets after a Lahore bench of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) issued a letter to restore the minister's assets.

Accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir issued the decision with Advocate Qazi Misbah ul Hassan representing Ishaq Dar and Prosecutor Afzal Qureshi representing the state.

According to the written order issued by the accountability court, the 2017 order to confiscate the finance minister's assets, including his house in Lahore, and freeze his bank accounts was withdrawn.

Dar's counsel, referring to the case of Rana Muhammad Ramzan vs The State, said the "petitioner appeared late before the Court, faced trial and was acquitted of the charge".

It added that the petitioner, thus, "could not be said to have absconded or concealed himself".

Dar's counsel argued that the confiscation of immovable property was not justified as the same was directed to have resorted to the petitioner under these circumstances.

The prosecutor submitted that the accused joined the proceedings to face the...