Accountability court cancelled Ishaq Dar’s arrest warrant

ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court has canceled the arrest warrants issued for the arrest of Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar permanently in the assets beyond means case filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

During the hearing on Friday, Dar appeared in the court.

Dar’s lawyer Qazi Misbah requested the court to permanently cancel his client’s arrest warrants. He also pleaded with the court to strike down the order to confiscate the finance minister’s property.

Dar is now here before the court, the warrants were issued to make sure his appearance, Misbah maintained.

On this, the Judge Muhammad Bashir asked the NAB prosecutor what’s bureau’s opinion on this. The NAB prosecutor also supported the request to cancel the warrants.

Since Dar is now here, the trial will proceed, with the prosecutor.

Judge Bashir said that a supplementary reference was filed and now the court has to indict Dar as per the new reference.

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Dar’s counsel said they want to argue against the supplementary reference. Misbah said his client has to go abroad to attend a conference.

Dar applied for a permanent exemption from appearing in person. He also filed an application against the confiscation of property.

The court accepted Dar’s request for cancellation of arrest warrants and ordered to submit a surety bond of one million rupees.

It also issued notices to the NAB on Dar’s other two appeals.

The hearing was adjourned till October 12.