ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) gives a worst blow toformer CM Shahbaz Sharif and family over corruption reference.
NAB on Tuesday issued orders to freeze assets owned by PML-N PresidentShehbaz Sharif and his sons Hamza Shehbaz and Salman Shehbaz in differentcities including Lahore, Chiniot, Haripur and Abbottabad, citing corruptionoffences.
The orders will remain in place for 15 days, during which NAB will file anapplication in the relevant accountability court for their confirmation.
The anti-corruption watchdog issued six orders, each listing separateproperties acquired by Shehbaz, Hamza and Salman — all three of whom arenominated in corruption cases being probed by NAB.
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According to the bureau, the evidence collected against the three PML-Nleaders so far had provided NAB with “reasonable grounds for believing”that Shehbaz, Salman and Hamza were involved in “offences of corruption andcorrupt practices”.
