LAHORE: The accountability court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in an illegal plot allotment case.
Judge Asad Ali declared the accused Nawaz Sharif a fugitive. The court also ordered foreclosure of the former prime minister’s property. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the revenue department have also been directed to submit a report on the foreclosure of the property at the next hearing.
The court remarked that despite the lapse of 30 days, Nawaz Sharif did not appear. The court has adjourned the next hearing till 26th November.
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Earlier in the case, non-bailable arrest warrants had been issued for the former prime minister and PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif. The accountability court had given a month to the former prime minister to appear in the plot allotment case. Nawaz Sharif’s warrants were received and sent to his residence in London.
The NAB had taken a stand in the court that Nawaz Sharif was deliberately not facing the reference. In June 2020, the NAB had filed references against Mir Shakeel, Nawaz Sharif, former Director General Lahore Development Authority (DGLDA) Faiz Rasool, and Mian Bashir.
