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Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Panama case till Friday

ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP): A five-member larger bench of the
Supreme Court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa adjourned the
hearing of Panama case till Friday (tomorrow).
During the course of proceedings, a second letter signed by
Qatari Prince Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al-Thani was submitted to
the Supreme Court for clarifying the Sharif
family’s business ties and money trail in the Middle East.
The letter was accompanied by transaction details and auditor’s
reports regarding the Gulf Steel Mills in Dubai and the Azizia Steel
Mills in Jeddah.
Other documents submitted in the court today by Hassan and Hussain
Nawaz’s counsel included a land acquisition deed for the Gulf Steel
Mills in Dubai and a letter verifying the existence of the mills, as
well as other documents pertaining to the sale of the Gulf and
Azizia mills.
Details of business interests were also furnished along with
Hasan Nawaz’s reply, which also mentioned business interests owned by
the Qatari prince.