Islamabad: Pakistan’s federal cabinet on Wednesday approved open trial for ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz.
The Cabinet withdrew the notification pertaining to Sharif and Maryam’s jail trial in Al-Azizia and Flagship references.
The development came following the interim government’s major decision to conduct hearing of references, filed by the National Accountabi-lity Bureau (NAB) in line with the Supreme Court judgment in Panama Papers case, in open court.
The Cabinet meeting chaired by Caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk took a nine-point agenda into consideration.
The session approved the withdrawal of notification issued on July 13 maintaining that Nawaz Sharif will undergo jail trial in references filed against him, said an official statement.
