ISLAMABAD: An arrest warrant of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been issued by the accountability court in the Toshakhana case.
The accountability court had summoned Nawaz Sharif, former president and ex-premier Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gillani in the same case along with Omni Group Director Abdul Ghani Majeed.
Out of the four, only Gillani and Ghani appeared before the court today. Asif Zardari was also exempted from personal appearance before the court as his prosecutor informed the court that was ill hence hospitalized.
Whereas, no representation on behalf of Nawaz Sharif was made in the court upon which court issued arrest warrants of the former premier.
The court has ordered to produce all accused including Asif Zardari in the next hearing on 11th June.
During the last hearing, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) claimed that Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif got vehicles from Yousaf Raza Gillani through illegal means.
The NAB prosecutor told the court that former president had only paid 15 percent cost of the cars by using his fake accounts, however, Libya and United Arab Emirates (UAE) also gifted his cars when he was serving as president.
NAB official further alleged that Asif Ali Zardari kept the cars for his personal use instead of submitting them to Toshakhana. The prosecutor added that the PML-N leader obtained when he was not holding any public office without any application.
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