NAB barred from arresting Safdar

Awan has been accused by NAB of owning more assets than could be accrued through his known sources of income

PESHAWAR:

The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday approved a pre-arrest bail for Captain (retired) Safdar Awan, the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in assets beyond means case. Awan has been accused by the apex anti-graft watchdog, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of owning more assets than could be accrued through his known sources of income. He had approached the high court seeking pre-arrest bail, adding that he fears NAB will arrest him in the case even when he has been cooperating with the bureau in investigations.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 16^th, 2020.