LAHORE – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday summoned embattled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a case relating to misuse of authority.
The anti-graft watchdog has directed the former premier to reach NAB’s Lahore office on April 21 for recording his statement in a case regarding the misuse of authority to construct a road from Raiwind to Jati Umra, the residence of the Sharifs during 1998, Geo News reporting citing sources.
The NAB has accused Sharif brothers of increasing the area of the road and embezzlement of Rs 125 million. It added that the funds allocated for development projects were used for the construction of the road.
The bureau had started probe against the Sharif brothers in April 2000.
It is worth mentioning that the accountability court is hearing three graft references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Nawaz Sharif, his children – Hasan, Hussain and Maryam Nawaz – and his son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar regarding Avenfield properties, Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investments. The cases have entered their final stages as key witness Wajid Zia, Panamagate JIT head, is being conducted.
The former premier landed in trouble when the Panama Papers case was taken up by the Supreme Court against him and his family and, subsequently, he was disqualified for holding Iqama (work permit) in 2017.
Today, the apex court has unanimously announced that the disqualification under Article 62 (1)(f) of the Constitution was for a lifetime, sealing the political career of former Premier Nawaz Sharif and PTI’s former Secretary General Jahangir Tareen for life.
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The much-awaited verdict was written and announced by Justice Umer Atta Bandial in courtroom no. 1 while Justice Azmat Saeed also wrote an additional note in the judgment.
The five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah voted 5-0 in favour of lifetime disqualification, though the proposal before the apex court was to reduce the embargo for 8 years.
