*ISLAMABAD – Arrest warrants have been issued against former Pakistan PMShaukat Aziz.*
*As per media report, Accountability Court Judge Arshad Malik issued arrestwarrants for former prime minister Shaukat Aziz in the misuse of power caseon Wednesday.*
Former Sindh chief minister Liaquat Jatoi, former federal secretary IsmailQureshi, former Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) chairmanretired Air Marshal Shahid Hamid, and former AEDB secretary Brig Dr NasimAkhtar Khan are also named in the case.
Aziz, who served as the prime minister for three-and-a-half years,currently resides in the United States.
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The NAB had filed a reference against the former premier and others forillegally appointing Basharat Hassan Bashir as a consultant for the AEDB inan alleged violation of rules, reportedly resulting in losses up to Rs21million.
According to the NAB, the process of complaint verification, inquiry andinvestigation has been completed against the former prime minister after hewas found guilty.
