ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday directed an accountability court not to cross-examine the prosecution witness, Ahmad Javad, till Jan 21 in the assets case against Asif Ali Zardari.

An SC bench, comprising Chief Justice Sheikh Riaz Ahmed, Justice Mian Muhammad Ajmal and Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbassi, on the petition of Asif Zardari has issued a notice to the NAB.—Staff Reporter