The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a supplementary reference against Dar on February 26 last year. The reference comprises seven volumes and includes 24 witnesses and three co-accused namely former President of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Saeed Ahmed, Mansoor Raza Rizvi and Naeem Mehmood, both directors of Dar's companies.
While hearing the case, Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir completed recording of testimonies of the NAB investigation officer and prosecution witness Nadir Abbas. Defence counsels Qazi Misbah and Hashmat Habib will cross-examine the investigation officer on the next hearing.
The three co-accused were present in the court during the hearing. The court after completion of the investigation officer's statement adjourned hearing of the case till July 17.
Earlier, head of joint investigation team (JIT) in Panama Papers case and key prosecution witness Wajid Zia had recorded his statement. He was later cross-examined by the defense counsels.
A reference was filed by the Bureau against Dar following the Supreme Court's July 28, 2017 verdict in the Panama Papers case. It may be mentioned here that the Accountability Court declared Dar a proclaimed offender due to his continuous absence from the court during the hearings of the case.