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Ishaq Dar arrest: New developments made by government

Ishaq Dar arrest: New developments made by government

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former financeminister Ishaq Dar is in big trouble as it has been decided to bring himback to Pakistan.

He will be brought back to Pakistan as per court orders, sources haverevealed.

A meeting in this regard took place between Additional Attorney GeneralNayyer Rizvi and Federal Investigation Agency (Interpol) Director TariqMalik.

The development comes a day after the federal government cabcelled thepassport of Ishaq Dar, who is receiving medical treatment in London, andhis wife.

In November last year, the accountability court had declared Dar anabsconder and rejected his petition in which he sought immunity fromhearing of assets beyond known sources of income reference.

The court had further directed to release advertisement for Dar’ssummoning. The court had also issued a show-cause notice to Ishaq Dar’sguarantor Ahmed Ali Quddusi and ordered him to submit reply by November 24.

The minister had made the request to get immunity from hearing on medicalgrounds as he is in London for heart treatment, and a fresh health reportwas also submitted in the court by his counsel. The National AccountabilityBureau (NAB) special prosecutor had opposed the report and requested thecourt to declare Ishaq Dar absconder.