Former PM Nawaz Sharif (centre) earlier this year. Photo: File 

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing three corruption cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family adjourned the hearing of the Al Azizia Steel Mills case until tomorrow due to the absence of lawyers and witnesses.

Sharif?s counsel and the prosecution's witnesses were unable to attend the hearing due to roadblocks in the capital city due to a sit-in by a religious party. 

Judge Muhammad Bashir adjourned the hearing before the proceedings started.

Nawaz's son-in-law MNA Captain (retd) Safdar, also an accused in the case, arrived at the judicial complex for the hearing on Monday. He told the media that he failed to contact anyone, including Nawaz, with regards to today's hearing. 

?Witnesses from Lahore also couldn?t reach Islamabad today,? Safdar added.

Meanwhile, at the last hearing, four prosecution witnesses recorded their statements and were cross-examined.

Nawaz and his family are facing three corruption references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in light of the Supreme Court's July 28 judgment in the Panama Papers case.

Nawaz and his two sons, Hussain and Hasan, are nominated in all three references whereas Maryam and Safdar are only accused in one.