ISLAMABAD: An accountability court has postponed the proceedings to declare former premier and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif as absconder in Taushakhana reference.

AC Judge Sayed Asghar Ali was unavailable due to being on summer holidays. The hearing to declare Nawaz an absconder will now be held along with the main case, on September 9.

Earlier, Islamabad High Court (IHC) had disposed of Nawaz Sharif’s plea against declaring him absconder in Toshakhana case.

During the hearing headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, the court dismissed the petition over Nawaz Sharif’s request of withdrawing it.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Manallah had raised question over Nawaz Sharif’s bail and asked about the status of cases against him. The PML-N spremo’s counsel told that his client’s bail was still applicable.