Verdicts on references against Nawaz on Monday.

Islamabad -- An accountability court on Wednesday reserved its verdict in the National Accountability Bureau's Flagship Investment and Al-Azizia references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and will announce its decision on Monday, December 24.

The accountability court had indicted Nawaz Sharif in the said references for holding assets beyond his known sources of income in August 2017.

The National Accountability Bureau concluded its final arguments in the Flagship reference against Nawaz on Tuesday the third and last reference against the PML-N leader. The anti-corruption watchdog had wrapped up its arguments in the Al-Azizia reference earlier this month.

Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik in his remarks said that the court rejected Nawaz's request for more time in the case, as NAB had expressed reservation that granting more time could delay the cases.

The judge told the parties that any additional documents may...

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