ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry expressed satisfaction over the indictment of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar during a news conference on Wednesday.

While addressing media in the federal capital, Fawad said Dar could not handle the current financial situation of the country and was of the opinion that Dar should step down from his position as a finance minister.

Dar was indicted earlier in the day by the accountability court hearing the Supreme Court-directed corruption reference against him.

Ishaq Dar indicted in assets reference case; hearing adjourned until Oct 4

The finance minister denied the charges and vowed to prove his innocence in court

The incumbent finance minister denied all charges and vowed to prove his innocence in court.

The National Accountability Bureau submitted a list of 28 witnesses, which it will begin to produce in court at the next hearing on October 4.

Dar reached the court a little before 9am amid tight security arrangements and faced trouble getting into the court complex owing to the huge crowd.

Nawaz might leave country soon: Fawad

While speaking about Maryam Nawaz?s tweet, Fawad said the social media posts made it apparent that Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will soon leave for London.

Earlier in the day, Maryam tweeted an update on her mother?s ailment, stating Kulsoom Nawaz was taken to the hospital where doctors were trying to stabilise her condition.