Sharif appears for trial, says courts have 'double standards'

A defiant Nawaz Sharif appeared before an anti-graft court here today to face trial in the corruption cases linked to the Panama Papers scandal even as the ousted prime minister claimed that the courts in Pakistan had "double standards".
Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired captain Muhammad Safdar were present at the Accountability Court which resumed trial into the three corruption cases filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
The court had last week accepted 67-year-old Sharif's application for exemption from court hearings till November 27. However, Sharif appeared before the court today due to a change in his plans.

The court had granted them an extension on the grounds that both Maryam and Sharif wanted to see Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of Sharif, who is undergoing treatment in the UK.
The Sharif family members left the court after two prosecution witnesses recorded their statements.
Speaking to media before the start of the hearing, the three-time former prime minister said that the PML-N had delivered despite frequent sit-ins against it.