An Accountability Court in Islamabad on Wednesday indicted Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in assets beyond income case.
Accountability Judge Muhammad Bashir read all charges against Ishaq Dar, Dar pleaded not guilty to all charges leveled by the court and termed them baseless.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) presented before the court a list of witnesses against the accused.
The Finance Minister denied charges leveled by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and vowed to defend his position to prove himself innocent.
“I committed no crime. Charges leveled against me are baseless. I shall defend these charges and prove my innocence,”Ishaq Dar stated in the court.
“My assets are quite within the income limits and I shall prove it,” he added
Dar’s counsel, Amjad Pervez, pleaded that his client did not receive the notice the court usually issues seven days prior to the indictment, but the judge told him that since his client had not appeared in the first hearing on Sept 19, this could be taken to mean that he was allowed the seven-day notice period.
The court asked NAB prosecution to present at least two witnesses who would testify against Dar.
The finance minister will be taken inside the court via back door of the building.
Accountability Court had summoned Dar for the hearing and a trial will be started against him.
The court, in the previous hearing on 25th September, had issued the 23 volumes of reference to the finance minister.
