ISLAMABAD: Prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi seems to be in trouble asSupreme Court has taken up the petition against the PM.
The petition against the Prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been filedby the Awami Muslim League Leader Sheikh Rashid Ahmed over the issue of theLNG deal.
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan fixed on Friday a plea filed by AwamiMuslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed seeking disqualification of PrimeMinister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi over alleged corruption in the award of aliquefied natural gas (LNG) import contract.
The petition, filed through Barrister Latif Khosa, requesting the SC toorder the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to take action againstAbbasi in this regard will be heard on February 12.
It alleges that the premier indulged in massive corruption in the LNGcontract awarded in 2015 as the minister for petroleum and naturalresources. The counsel further requested court to order NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) to initiate investigation against the pm inthis regard.
The petition states that importing LNG without agreement is illegal,calling into question the integrity of PM Abbasi. It points out thattransparency is a must when awarding contracts of public interest.=
The petitioner prayed to the top court to declare it as a matter offundamental rights.
A three-judge bench, comprising of Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian SaqibNisar will take up constitution petition on February 12.