*ISLAMABAD – **Former PM Nawaz Sharif faces yet another blow fromaccountability court. *
*The accountability court in Islamabad on Monday granted the NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) permission to interrogate former prime ministerNawaz Sharif in Tosha Khana vehicle case inside Kot Lakhpat Jail.*
The corruption watchdog moved an application seeking permission to questionthe Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo in the case, which wasgranted by the accountability judge.
The former premier is currently serving seven-year prison term awarded tohim in the Al-Azizia reference.
A NAB official informed the judge that Sharif had illegally acquired aluxury vehicle from Tosha Khana on payment of 20 per cent of total amountin taxes and duty. The vehicle was gifted by the government of Saudi Arabiain 1997.
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He pleaded with the judge to allow the anti-graft watchdog to question theformer premier in connection with an investigation into the case.
Earlier in March, this year, a NAB team had recorded the statement offormer prime minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with its investigationinto alleged personal use of bulletproof vehicles imported for the SAARCsummit 2016 inside jail.
The team comprising NAB’s additional director Hamad Hassan and deputydirector investigation Abdul Majid met the PML-N supreme leader at the jailsuperintendent’s office where he was interrogated.
