*RAWALPINDI – The Rawalpindi National Accountability Bureau (NAB) onWednesday summoned former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in theliquefied natural gas (LNG) scandal.*
The case was registered on the complaint of Shahid Sattar, an energy expertand former member of the Planning Commission and the SSGC board ofdirectors, along with others, accusing Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of misusing hisauthority and causing a potential $2bn loss to the national exchequer in 15years.
NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal had approved an inquiry againstNawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for allegedly awarding a 15-yearcontract for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal against the rules whenAbbasi was the petroleum minister in Nawaz’s cabinet.
In December 2016, the NAB had wrapped up an inquiry conducted for 17 monthsagainst Abbasi for his alleged role in awarding a Rs220 billion contractfor the import and distribution of LNG in 2013.
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The inquiry was stopped despite the fact that it had been proved that thecontract had been awarded in a ‘non-transparent manner’.
