ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) decided on Tuesday tobring back deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons Hassan and HussainNawaz and former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar through Interpol over thepending corruption cases against them.
Nawaz’s sons, who have been accused by the NAB in corruption referencefollowing the Supreme Court’s verdict in Panama Papers case, have beendeclared absconders by an accountability court. Hussain and Hassan havealso been accused in the Avenfield reference case, which is in progress andexpected to conclude at the end of this month.
Whereas, the former finance minister has been indicted by an accountabilitycourt regarding corruption trial against him. A case has been ongoingregarding Dar for owing assets beyond his known source of income. Dar hasbeen in London since last year, undergoing medical treatment.
NAB will be approaching relevant Interpol authorities by filing anapplication with documents as to why the trio should be brought back toPakistan, local media reported.
Meanwhile, Nawaz and daughter Maryam Nawaz are currently in London whereKulsoom Nawaz has been critically ill and put on ventilator. The duo hasbeen granted another three-day exemption from the accountability court.Despite their exemption, court proceedings regarding Avenfield propertycase is in progress, as Nawaz’s lawyer Khawaja Asif is presenting hisarguments.