Dar's 5th hearing in corruption cases adjourned till Oct 18

The fifth hearing of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's corruption references has resumed in accountability court after being postponed earlier today as Dar's laywer Khawaja Haris, could not appear before court due to some prior commitments today. 

Furthermore, the court rejected junior lawyer Kauseen Faisal Mufti's plea to exempt Ishaq Dar from future hearings. The Finance Minister appeared before court for the brief time. 

Meanwhile, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has present Masood Ghani, Manage of Habib Bank Limited Islamabad, as fourth witness today.

Khawaja Haris has started cross questioning from witness. 

The accountability court indicted Ishaq Dar last month under reference of holding 'assets beyond his known source of knowledge'. 

The court was adjourned till October 18th. The court has summoned two more witnesses of NAB. 

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