ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has on Wednesday appeared in the accountability court in connection with a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against him for possessing assets beyond known sources of income.

State Minister for CAAD Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha and Minister of State for IT Anusha Rehman are present in the court with the finance minister. The security has been handed over to police instead of Rangers.

Two officers of private banks, Tariq Javed and Ashfaq Ali, will appear before the court as NAB witnesses to record their statements while two other witnesses will be presented during the next hearing of the case.

The National Accountability Bureau had filed a list comprising 28 witnesses in accountability court who would testify against finance minister Ishaq Dar in case over alleged assets beyond means.