An Accountability Court on Friday suspended the permanent arrest warrants of former finance minister Ishaq Dar till October 7, in a reference pertaining to holding of assets beyond known sources of income. “The arrest warrants will be permanently suspended once Dar appears before the court in person,” the judge said. AC-Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the […]
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Accountability Court convicts two outlaws in housing scheme scam, fined Rs 120 mln
MULTAN: Accountability Court No-1 Multan convicted two accused for five year imprisonment each and imposed fine Rs 120 million in corruption case involving cheating public at large. According to prosecution, accused persons namely Malik Qadeer ul Hassan and Muhammad Ashraf, launched a housing scheme namely Kehkashan City in Mouza Jahingirabad Multan without approval of Multan […]
Court testifies witness against Zardari in Toshakhana reference
ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday testified one more prosecution witness against former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the Toshakhana corruption reference. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the graft reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding the above matter while Farook H. Naek and Arshad Tabraiz […]
Court defers verdict till June 30, on Maryam’s objections
ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Wednesday deferred its judgment till June 30, on petitions of Maryam Nawaz and others against confiscation of Nawaz Sharif’s property in Toshakhana reference. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the case regarding the above matter. The petitioner’s lawyer Qazi Misbah pleaded that this court had announced its decision on […]
Accountability court summons Asif Zardari in suspect transactions case
ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court on Monday summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari in person in a case pertaining to suspect transactions worth eight billion rupees connected with the fake bank accounts scam. The court also summoned former president’s aide Mushtaq Ahmed and directed him to appear in person on next hearing. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar […]
June 30- Accountability court sets date for indictment of Murad Ali Shah
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Accountability court has fixed June 30 as the date for the indictment of Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah and other accused in the fake bank accounts case, illegal contracts of Nooriabad power plant and alleged money laundering. According to NAB, Syed Murad Ali Shah being the minister in charge of energy […]
Pakistan’s request for red warrants against Hussain Nawaz rejected by Interpol
Dealing a blow to the current government’s efforts against Sharif family, the Interpol refused to issue red warrants for the arrest and extradition of Hussain Nawaz Sharif. Official papers affirm that Interpol’s commission, comprising of five members and headed by its chairperson, during its 10th session, made the decision to reject the application made by […]
Agha Siraj Durrani presented in accountability court
KARACHI: Agha Siraj Durrani, speaker of Sindh assembly who was arrested yesterday from a private hotel in Islamabad has been presented in the accountability court in Karachi today. Siraj Durrani was under investigation for the illegal appointment of individuals on various government positions, accumulating assets beyond means and misuse of funds for the construction of the […]
Court extends Khawaja brother’s physical remand till Feb 2
LAHORE: An accountability court on Saturday has extended physical remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother Salman Rafique in the Paragon Housing Society scam case till February 2. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today (Saturday) presented the Rafique brothers before the court for another extension in their physical remand. […]
Court to record Nawaz Sharif’s statement in Al-Azizia corruption case
ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Tuesday has ordered the prosecutor to record the statement of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia corruption reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). During the hearing today, the NAB prosecutor Wasiq Malik informed the court that bureau has completed the recording of statements of witnesses. The prosecutor […]