An anti-narcotics court on Saturday resented absence of prosecution’s witnesses in Ephedrine quota case against PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi.
Judge Chaudhry Anwar Ahmed was hearing the case regarding this illegal drugs quota.
The hearing saw completion of cross examination of prosecution’s witness Dr Razia Zahid by counsel for the defendant, Sardar Ishaq. However, as many as four witnesses summoned by the court from Karachi did not appear.
The court reissued summons and ordered authorities concerned to make their presence certain in the next hearing. The hearing was adjourned until 28 November.
It should be mentioned here that a case was registered against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Hanif Abbasi and several others including his brother on 27 July 2012 for illegal use of at least 500 kg of Ephedrine.
Besides Abbasi brothers, others nominated in the case are their business partners namely Ahmad Bilal, Nazakat Khan, Nasir Khan, Ghazanfar Ali and Rana Mohsin.
