ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday
restrained an accountability court from confiscating the properties of
Ali Ahmed Qadoosi, the guarantor of former finance minister Ishaq Dar.
An
IHC bench consisting of Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Miangul
Hassan Aurangzeb held a preliminary hearing of a petition filed by Mr
Qadoosi against the confiscation of his properties due to the absconding
of Mr Dar.
Mr Qadoosi’s counsel told the court that Mr
Dar was appearing in court regularly before the trial since the filing
of the reference in September this year. He said the former finance
minister had gone to the UK for medical treatment and had to stay there
till his recovery.
According to the counsel, it is not
possible for the guarantor to procure Mr Dar’s attendance in such
circumstances and that the accountability court’s judge had asked the
National Accountability Bureau to verify Mr Dar’s medical reports.
He
said that though an inquiry in this regard is pending,
AccountabilityJudge Mohammad Bashir had declared the former finance
minister a proclaimed offender and also started the process of
confiscating the property of his guarantor.
The counsel
said Mr Dar has also challenged the accountability court’s order that
declared him a proclaimed offender and that the petition is fixed for
hearing on Dec 20.
The bench then granted the stay order in Qadoosi’s favour till said date .
