Times of Islamabad

Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi lands in trouble

Former PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi lands in trouble

Islamabad: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned formerPrime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi tomorrow.

According to details, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader beenasked to appear before accountability bureau in a case related to theappointment of Managing Director of Pakistan Mineral DevelopmentCorporation.

NAB is investigating a number of cases against Khaqan Abbasi.

The cases include the alleged assets beyond means case, LNG contract caseand the PSO appointments case.

Recently, the anti-corruption watchdog filed a supplementary referenceagainst ex-premier in the LNG case in which it was stated that he had beenreceiving funds from Trinity Company located in the United Arab Emirates(UAE).