ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) while adjourning hearing of Punjab
Bank Fraud case till August, 16 has observed non cooperation by Haris
Afzal son of the accused with inquiry committee is tantamount to make
mockery of court’s decision.
A 3-member bench of SC presided over by Justice Shakir Ullah Jan took up the case for hearing Tuesday.
Advocate
General (AG) Punjab Khawaja Haris told the court that Haris Afzal son
of Sheikh Afzal, owner of Haris Steel Mills and his other associates
were not cooperating with inquiry committee in connection with scrutiny
of assets and due to this reason head of the committee Jamshed Ali Shah
was too much disappointed and he was considering to isolate him from
the committee. The court expressed extreme displeasure over it.
Justice Jawad S Khawaja said non-cooperation by Haris Afzal with the committee amounted to ridiculing court’s verdicts.
AG
Punjab requested the court to issue orders for arresting both the
accused persons or to allow the committee to work in their absence.
The
court while granting more time on the request of counsel for Haris
Afzal has adjourned the hearing of the case till August, 16. Online
