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The accountability court in Islamabad on Tuesday reserved verdict in Avenfield reference filed against the Sharif family, saying it will announce the decision on July 6.
The verdict was reserved after defence counsel Amjad Pervaiz concluded his arguments in the case.
The Avenfield reference is among the four corruption references filed against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his three children and former finance minister Ishaq Dar in compliance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case.
Final arguments
Earlier, during the course of final arguments in the Avenfield reference, the counsel for Maryam Nawaz and the Sharif family claimed that forensic expert Robert William Radley was not an expert of fonts.
He claimed that Radley lacked expertise in fonts identification, adding that he did not have the qualification with regard to identification of fonts.
The defence counsel argued that the case of the prosecution was that Calibri font was not commercially available when it was used in a document by Maryam. But, he added, the availability of the font was not disputed. He wondered why the services of a foreign expert were hired when such facilities were available in Pakistan.
He reiterated that the services of Radley were hired neither directly nor through the Foreign Office.
The counsel said two witnesses — JIT head Zia and his cousin Akhtar Riaz Raja of Quist Solicitor — had admitted before the court that Radley’s services could be hired directly or through the Foreign Office
The verdict was reserved after defence counsel Amjad Pervaiz concluded his arguments in the case.
The Avenfield reference is among the four corruption references filed against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his three children and former finance minister Ishaq Dar in compliance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case.
Final arguments
Earlier, during the course of final arguments in the Avenfield reference, the counsel for Maryam Nawaz and the Sharif family claimed that forensic expert Robert William Radley was not an expert of fonts.
He claimed that Radley lacked expertise in fonts identification, adding that he did not have the qualification with regard to identification of fonts.
The defence counsel argued that the case of the prosecution was that Calibri font was not commercially available when it was used in a document by Maryam. But, he added, the availability of the font was not disputed. He wondered why the services of a foreign expert were hired when such facilities were available in Pakistan.
He reiterated that the services of Radley were hired neither directly nor through the Foreign Office.
The counsel said two witnesses — JIT head Zia and his cousin Akhtar Riaz Raja of Quist Solicitor — had admitted before the court that Radley’s services could be hired directly or through the Foreign Office
