ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's counsel Khawaja Haris resumed presenting his concluding arguments in the Avenfield reference against the ex-premier today.

On the fifth day of his closing arguments on Monday, Haris had hinted at concluding his remarks today while interacting with Accountability Court-I Judge Mohammad Bashir, who is hearing the three National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references against the Sharif family.

NAB, in light of the Supreme Court's Panama Papers verdict last year, filed the Avenfield, Al Azizia and Flagship references against Nawaz and his family.

As today's hearing went under way, Haris stated that Panama case joint investigation team head Wajid Zia had said in his statement that Nawaz Sharif is the owner of the London properties.

When NAB Prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi objected to Haris' prolonged closing arguments, the defence counsel responded that he will soon conclude his arguments.

At Monday's hearing, the judge approved another request of Nawaz and his daughter Maryam to be exempted from appearance as they are in London tending to Begum Kulsoom Nawaz.