ISLAMABAD: An accountability court (AC) on Tuesday once again deferred the announcement of its reserved verdict on the acquittal plea filed by former law minister Dr Babar Awan in the Nandipur Power Project reference.
The court on Friday had reserved its verdict and was set to announce it on April 30.
As soon as the hearing underwent, Judge Arshad Malik said the pleas of acquittal filed by other accused in the reference are also under trial in the court. “The court will announce its verdict after hearing all the pleas,” he remarked.
The court later adjourned the hearing until May 6.
The National Accountability Bureau contended that the project had faced a delay of two years, one month and 15 days, resulting in a loss of Rs 27.3 billion to the national exchequer.
The power plant project, located in Gujranwala district of Punjab, could not be completed and operated on time because the accused failed to issue legal opinions.