Hearing of Kidney Hills reference adjourned till 21st
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An accountability court on Monday adjourned hearing till October 21, on Kidney Hills reference against former Senate deputy chairman Saleem Mandviwalla and others.
AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the Kidney Hills reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
NAB during the hearing also opposed the acquittal plea of Mandviwalla in the reference, praying the court to dismiss it.
The hearing of the graft reference was adjourned without any further proceeding due to the absence of the defence lawyer.
The court also granted a one-day exemption from hearing to accused Mandviwalla and Ijaz Haroon.
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At the outset of the hearing, the court inquired about Barrister Qasim Abbasi who was supposed to cross-examine the prosecution witness.
The associate lawyer told the court that Abbasi was suffering from dengue fever in Karachi and could not appear.
The associate lawyer objected over the map provided by the anti-graft body, saying that it was not clear.
He prayed the court to instruct NAB to produce a clear copy of the map pertaining to Kidney Hills land.
At this, the court summoned the case investigation officer on the next hearing and adjourned the proceedings.
During the hearing, NAB submitted comments against the acquittal plea of Mandviwalla.
The accused Nadeem Mandviwalla and Abdul Qayyum filed a plea seeking permanent exemption from the hearing.