LAHORE – Arrest warrant for former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi havebeen issued by LHC.
He failed to appear before the court in a treason case.
A three-judge bench of the LHC, headed by Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi,was hearing the petition today.
As the hearing went under way, Justice Naqvi expressed his displeasure atAbbasi’s absence from the proceedings.
The petition, lodged earlier by Advocate Azhar Siddiqui, alleged thatAbbasi shared crucial details of the National Security Council meeting withNawaz following his statements on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and also claimedthat by leaking details of the NSC, Abbasi has committed high treason.