ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will appear before the investigation team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) today in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) case.
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be handed with a questionnaire prepared by the NAB on the supplementary reference. NAB has summoned the PML-N leader on the basis of unknown transactions conducted via his accounts.
Moreover, Shahid Khaqan’s son Abdullah Shahid has also been directed to appear today. Both father and son will be asked to explain under what head billions of rupees were transacted into their accounts at a time of PML-N’s tenure.
Abbasi was arrested in connection with the case in July last year. He is accused of awarding a contract for an LNG terminal allegedly when he was petroleum minister in former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet. The Islamabad High Court had granted bail to Abbasi in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) reference on 25th February.
Earlier on Wednesday, Abbasi blamed the NAB that no official is willing to sign procurement orders because they are afraid of the NAB. While highlighting the coronavirus situation, he said that in situations like these, governments first need to promote awareness in the nation.
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