KARACHI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) files cases against AsifZardari, Nawaz Sharif and Yousaf Raza Gillani.
NAB on Monday filed a reference against former President Asif Ali Zardari,former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Yousuf Raza Gilani and two othersover charges of getting luxury vehicles and gifts from Toshakhana.
The reference is filed at the accountability court Rawalpindi.
In January 2020, the members of the executive board in a meeting chaired byNAB chairman Justice Retd Javed Iqbal approved three references againstformer premiers, Nawaz Sharif and Yousaf Raza Gillani, and ex-presidentAsif Ali Zardari over the chargeslink.
A reference was also filed against Anwar Majeed and Abdul Ghani Majeed forpaying the taxes of the luxury vehicles imported via Toshakhana.
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The reference said that the former president kept the luxury vehicles givenas gifts from the UAE and Libya instead of handing them over to Toshakhanaand paid their tax amounts using fake bank accounts.
It said that former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani gave undue favour to thepresident and Nawaz Sharif during his tenure also allowed to handover thevehicles to Asif Zardari.
“Asif Zardari asked Anwar Majeed and Abdul Ghani Majeed to pay for thetaxes of the vehicles,” it said adding that they used the fake bankaccounts to pay the amount.
