Times of Islamabad

Punjab government responds over arrest of Senior Minister Aleem Khan

Punjab government responds over arrest of Senior Minister Aleem Khan

LAHORE – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday took SeniorMinister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan into its custody for further investigationin the assets beyond means case.According to NAB press release, the provincial Minister had been summonedto appear before NAB officials at the NAB Headquarters.The minister hadearlier appeared thrice beforeNAB.Abdul Aleem Khan would be produced before the NAB court on Thursday forremand, it added.Responding to this, Punjab Information Minister Fayaz ul Hassan Chohan saidNAB hadtaken the PTI Minister into custody for investigations of the cases, addingno reference was instituted against him as yet.To a question, he said Shehbaz Sharif should resign as Opposition Leader inthe NationalAssembly (NA) as a reference had been filed by the NAB.

He said PTI politicians always stood on high moral grounds as Babur Awanresigned asAdvisor once a reference was filed against him.