Ishaq Dar, former finance minister and PML-N leader, had Arrest warrants issued for him in a case involving his being declared a proclaimed criminal, but on Friday, an accountability Court in Islamabad postponed the warrants. Dar, who is currently based in London, was branded an absconder in a corruption reference in 2017.

At Friday’s session, PML-N leader Qazi Misbah’s attorney, Qazi Misbah, formally asked the court to recall the arrest order it had issued. “It is imperative that Dar not be taken into custody by the National Accountability Bureau. He plans on making a beeline for the If Dar goes before the court in person, “we will consider permanently suspending his arrest warrants,” the judge said. Upon arriving in Pakistan, he plans to immediately join the trial court “In a pact, as Misbah had said. In response, accountability judge Muhammad Bashir granted the PML-N leader’s motion and put the hold on his arrest warrants until October 7. To give the former finance minister a time to surrender to the court, he also stopped NAB from detaining Dar.

On Thursday, Dar’s legal team petitioned the court to have the arrest orders revoked. According to the motion, Dar submitted his intention to surrender to the court upon his return, thus he should not be arrested.

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