Transactions worth Rs3b linked to Sharif family, claims NAB report

NAB submits investigation report in the accountability court


Our Correspondent April 25, 2019
Foreign currency was transferred in the name of Mushtaq Cheeni's son Yasir Mushtaq, says report. PHOTO: FILE

A report by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) claims that evidence regarding transactions worth at least Rs3 billion has been found linked to the Sharif family, Express News reported.

NAB has submitted an investigation report of the manager at Ramzan Sugar Mills and another individual linked to the family in the accountability court.

The report highlights that NAB acquired evidence of transactions worth approximately $0.25 million, including a Hong Kong-based entity and a trading company.

According to the report, approximately 0.1 to 2.5 million were sent to the Sharif family

Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif's son Salman Shehbaz has a company by the name of Waqar Trading, which is registered in the name of a personal employee of the Sharif family.

Shehbaz's assets in Pakistan just tip of the iceberg, says Fawad

NAB Lahore arrested an accused in assets beyond means and money laundering cases involving Shehbaz Sharif’s family on Tuesday.


He was identified as Aftab Mehmood. After his arrest, the number of arrested accused in the case has reached to five. He was arrested after the information revealed by accused Shahid Shafiq. Both were cousins and allegedly involved in transferring of millions of rupees into Sharif family’s accounts illegally.


NAB said Mehmood operated a company named Usman International Foreign Currency Exchange from London and Birmingham and used it to transfer bogus TT in Sharif family’s accounts

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