Times of Islamabad

Former PM Nawaz Sharif lands into yet another trouble from the NAB

Former PM Nawaz Sharif lands into yet another trouble from the NAB

ISLAMABAD – Former PM Nawaz Sharif lands into yet another trouble from theNAB.The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sunday issued arrest warrantsfor former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Jang-Geo Group CEO Mir ShakilurRehman’s property case.

The anti-graft watchdog had issued summons to the former premier, who is inLondon for his treatment since November 2019, directing hime to appearbefore a joint investigation team but he did not turn up.

NAB, according to sources, has decided to get the PML-N supremo declaredproclaimed offender in the case.

NAB claimed that Nawaz — when he was the Punjab chief minister — allotted a54-kanal plot of land in 1986 to Rehman.

On March 12, the bureau arrested Mir Shakilur Rahman after he failed tofurnish the supportive evidence in connection with the land which he hadacquired during the tenure of Nawaz Sharif.