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ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of former premier and senior leader of PMLN Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for his failure to appear in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) reference case. The court also issued non-bailable warrants of co-accused Uzma Adil.
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The Reference:
The reference filed by NAB stated that one LNG company had received benefits of over Rs21 billion because of the contract. The reference said the national exchequer would suffer Rs47bn loss by 2029 if the contract in question continued. Mr Abbasi has termed these charges “defective”.
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