Nawaz Sharif's indictment in graft cases postponed

October 02, 2017 13:24

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif today got a brief reprieve after an anti-corruption court postponed till October 9 his indictment in

the Panama Papers scandal.

Sharif, 67, arrived at the Accountability Court amid tight security for the hearing in three graft cases against him and his family.

During the hearing, his lawyer Khawaja Haris argued that all of the accused in the case have to appear in court before an indictment can take place.

Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha, a leader of Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz told the media after the hearing that last for more than an hour that the indictment has been postponed.

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