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NAB takes important decision over extradition of absconder Ishaq Dar, former PM sons from London

NAB takes important decision over extradition of absconder Ishaq Dar, former PM sons from London

*ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to seekextradition of former finance minister Ishaq Dar and other abscondingpersons living abroad in graft references.*

The NAB team is likely to approach Interpol to seek extradition of ShehbazSharif’s son Salman Shehbaz, his son-in-law Imran Ali, former chief justiceIftikhar Chaudhry’s son-in-law, Hassan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz.

NAB Chairman justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has directed all bureaus to takemeasures to bring back absconding accused required in different cases.

Sources informed that the NAB would formally approach the Interior Ministrywith a request seeking assistance of Interpol for bringing back thosewanted to accountability watchdog in corruption cases.

Hussain and Hasan Nawaz have already been declared proclaimed offenders inthe Avenfield reference case. Both are currently in London.

Dar is currently absconding from several cases in Pakistan and has beendeclared a proclaimed offender by the courts. He is facing charges ofaccumulating assets beyond known sources of income.

On October 20 last year, an accountability court allowed the NAB to seizeand confiscate his assets and other properties.