The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted four interim references against the Sharif family and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar before the accountability court on Friday.
The NAB regional offices filed all the four references in the Islamabad Accountability Court as the Supreme Court’s deadline expires today.
NAB Spokesperson Nawazish Ali, while talking to local news channel ‘Geo News’ said that all the references have been accepted for trial and nothing has been sent back.
Three references has been filed against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam, son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar and sons Hussain and Hasan while another is against Dar.
If convicted, the accused can face up to 14 years imprisonment and lifelong disqualification from holding public office including the freezing of bank accounts and assets.
The prosecution team of the NAB reached the court in Sector F-11 along with the documents to submit the references with the registrar of Judge Mohammad Bashir.