ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing a graft reference against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has summoned the Dar’s sons in the court on Thursday.
As per reports, the summons was received by Dar’s sons, Ali Mustafa and Mujtaba Husnain in Dubai. They are reported to have travelled to London thereafter.
Ishaq Dar is also currently in London but is likely to return to the country and appear for the accountability court hearing on Thursday.
The accountability court on October 30 had issued bailable arrest warrants for Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after he failed to appear in graft proceedings against him.
Dar’s legal counsel had informed the trial court that after attending the 16th Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Ministerial Conference in Dushanbe, Dar had travelled to Jeddah, where he fell sick and had to go to London for medical treatment. The counsel had also presented Dar’s medical report and assured the court that his client would appear at the next hearing on Thursday.
Dar had been indicted by the accountability court on September 27 in a graft reference pertaining to the ownership of assets beyond known sources of income.