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Ex-Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held in graft case
Last Updated : 19 Jul 2019 07:27:41 AM IST
Ex-Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (file photo)
Ex-Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (file photo)

 

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday in a multi-billion-rupee corruption case related to the awarding of a contract to a liquified natural gas firm.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader was on his way to attend a press conference, accompanied by party leader Ahsan Iqbal and spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb, when he was arrested from the Lahore toll plaza.

The former Premier is facing the accusation of handing over a tender worth Rs 220 billion to a company in which he was a shareholder himself. He is also named in the Exit Control List (ECL).



Abbasi initially resisted the arrest but eventually conceded. He was shifted to the anti-corruption body's lock-up in Lahore after a medical check-up, Dawn newspaper reported.

The NAB had summoned Abbasi in the LNG case on Thursday, but he did not appear before the bureau, leading to his arrest.

According to the watchdog's arrest warrant, Abbasi is accused of commission of the offence of corruption and corrupt practices under section 9 (a) of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.

The warrant also stated that the former Prime Minister will be presented in the court for "such period as may be necessary for finalization of the investigation".

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, also facing cases by NAB, condemned the arrest, stating that the anti-graft body was being used for "political victimization".

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter and party leader Maryam Nawaz tweeted: "Another Prime Minister appointed by your votes arrested. Will this injustice, insult be faced by those elected by your votes."

PML-N spokesperson Mariyum Aurangzeb said NAB arrested Abbasi without an arrest warrant and added that his arrest was "highly expected from the Imran Khan-led federal government", the Express Tribune reported.

Party leader Ahsan Iqbal said that the name of NAB should be changed to "PML-N Accountability Bureau".



IANS
Lahore
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