Ephedrine scam: ANF files fresh FIR against PML-N's Hanif Abbasi
ANF sources told Express News on Monday that Abbasi too had gotten a quota of ephedrine of 500 kilogrammes illegally. A case has been registered against this.
Sources added that among the charges filed against him, drug trafficking was included among them.
While Abbassi had not been arrested, sources privy to the matter maintained that that position could change.
Meanwhile, the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court has ordered former minister of health Makhdoom Shahbuddin to appear before the ANF investigation team for a fifth time.
Despite orders, Ali Musa Gilani, son of former Prime Minsiter Yousaf Raza Gilani, failed to appear before the investigation team.
Last week the PML-N legislator had approached the LHC Rawalpindi Bench on July 22, challenging the Anti-Narcotics Force’s inquiry against him for obtaining ephedrine quota.
The MNA, through his counsel, challenged the ANF’s proceedings, saying that the agency cannot question him about the allocation of ephedrine quota.
Nominating ANF director general and its Rawalpindi director as respondents, Abbasi said that he obtained 500kg of ephedrine for his pharmaceutical company in 2010, which is in accordance with the law.
The counsel said that the MNA has appeared before the ANF more than once and they haven’t been able to find anything against him.
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@Ali..yes just like Zardari said that PPP we will sin the next elections also...Your dreams will be over on the evening of elections day Inshallah..
I am also from his constituency and with full confidence claim that this person will be defeated badly. He has done nothing for us and you will not see any thing significant here. He is not victimized, he is a genuine culprit and let courts decide his fate. Who can victimize him in PML rule in Punjab and courts that are lenient to his party.
Courts are free and this time PMLN leader and workers are having full trust in courts so let the courts decide.
He will be not charged because he belongs to Pmln and court will let him go like Anjum aqeel sir
After all these folks should be brought behind bar, their real place is jails not parliament. Hanif is known for political gimmickry. I hope courts will be quick and decisive with this case as PMLN has enjoyed total immunity so far and courts remained lenient with them.
ANF, take a leaf out of the Supreme Court's book and take these thugs to the cleaners. We've had enough.
Just HATE this guy. Thats it.
In this way he will get sympathy from PML-N voter in rawalpindi . as he is being politically victimized ..
In this way he will get sympathy from PML-N voter in rawalpindi . as he is being politically victimized ..
i belong to NA 56, hanif abbasi's constituency and i never vote for any political party but believe me he is gonna win his seat upon PMLN ticket with heavy margin..