ISLAMABAD (AP) — The younger son of Pakistan’s prime minister has made his first appearance before a panel probing graft charges against his family.
The appearance comes a day after the Supreme Court was angered over a lawmaker’s comments equating Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s government with the Sicilian Mafia.
Hassan Nawaz arrived at a government building Friday to face questions from the panel about his family’s financial affairs.
The latest development come three days after Nehal Hashmi, a senator from the ruling party, apparently threatened judges for seeking details of bank accounts from Sharif’s family.
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