Cases against Sharif Brothers adjourned till Oct.7

National Accountability Bureau adjourned the hearing of three references of corruption against Sharif Brothers till October 7.

Special Judge (Central) Shaukat Ali Sajid heard the three references regarding Hudaibia Papers Mill, Ittefaq Foundry and Raiwind Farm.

The Prosecutor General, National Accountability Bureau. Danishwar Malik appeared in the court here on Thursday.

He stated that all three references against Sharif family- Hudaibia Paper Mills, Ittefaq Foundry and Raiwind assets - were filed by the previous government.

The government has not filed any case against the Sharif family, he added.

NAB spokesman Ghazni Khan said these cases were pending and NAB prosecutor pleaded re-opening these cases in August 2007, therefore, after removing the technicalities, these cases have been re-opened.

Meantime, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta said he did not file any appeal regarding re-opening the cases against Sharif Brothers.