NAB files reference against Sharifs

Alleges the family committed massive money laundering amounting to Rs8 billion

LAHORE:

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday filed a reference in an accountability court against the Sharifs in the money laundering case.

Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shehbaz, Suleman Shehbaz, Nusrat Shehbaz, Rabia Imran, Javeria Ali, Nisar Ahmad Ali, Ahmad Khan, Syed Muhammad Tahir Naqvi, Qasim Qayyum, Rashid, Masroor Anwar, Muhammad Usman, Fazal Dad, Muhammad Shoaib Qamar, Haroon Yousaf Zai have been named as accused in the reference, comprising 55 volumes.

According to the reference, the family committed massive money laundering amounting to Rs8 billion. Yasir Mushtaq, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shahid Rafique and Aftab became approvers in the reference.

The court registrar would forward the reference to then administrative judge after initial inspection.

Civil court summons Shehbaz

A civil court on Monday issued notices to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif and Vice President Maryam Nawaz for August 20 on a suit against the Sharif family over illegal occupation of 4,000 acres of land at Jati Umra, Raiwand.

Senior Civil Judge Fozia Saira issued the notices on a suit filed by Abdul Rauf, a Punjab University professor.

The petitioner's counsel argued that Sharif family had occupied 4,000 acres of ancestral land of the petitioner at Jati Umra, Raiwind.

He submitted that the land was purchased from the government in 1911-12 and the petitioner had all relevant record.

He pleaded the court to issue directions for retrieving the land and payment of rent.

The court, after hearing the arguments, issued notices for August 20 to the respondents.

Court extends remand

An accountability court on Monday extended the physical remand of Sharif Group of Companies Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Muhammad Usman involved in money laundering for another 14 days.

The administrative judge conducted the case proceedings wherein NAB officials produced the accused on expiry of his remand term.

The NAB officials apprised the court that investigations were in progress.

They pleaded the court for extension in physical remand of the accused for completing the investigation.

The court was also apprised that NAB had filed a reference comprises 25,000 pages against the Sharif family in the money laundering case.

Subsequently, the court extended the physical remand of the accused for another 14 days and ordered for producing him on expiry of the remand term, August 31.

NAB had alleged that the accused abetted, aided and facilitated co-accused - Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shehbaz and Suleman Shehbaz - by playing an active role in laundering money for them. (With input from app)