NAB references: Sharif family decides to seek protective bails

Sources say former PM has decided to face the NAB cases according to the law

KARACHI: As the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inches closer to filing references against the Sharif family, the deposed premier, his children, son-in-law, and a close aide have decided to seek ‘protective bails’ to evade possible arrest, sources in the ruling PML-N have told Daily Express.

A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif for concealing assets on July 28 and directed the country’s top anti-corruption watchdog to file references against him, his two sons, daughter, son-in-law, and the finance minister.



On Friday, NAB received details of some 26 accounts operated by the Sharif family. And a senior official said the bureau has completed the record collection process from state departments, including the SBP, SECP, and FIA.

However, sources told Daily Express that Sharif, his sons Hussain and Hassan, daughter Maryam Nawaz, son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar have decided after consulting their legal aides to approach the top court for protective bails.

Sharif, his children and Dar have already filed review petitions against the July 28 verdict of the apex court in the Panamagate case. The Sharif family’s legal is said to have also briefed the deposed premier on these petitions.

Sources said that after his discussions with PML-N leaders and his legal wizards, Sharif decided that he and his family would face NAB references against them in accordance with the law.