LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore Region has sent summons to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, asking him to appear in court in connection with a private property case filed against Editor-in-Chief of the Jang and Geo Media Group, Mir Shakilur Rahman.
According to the notice sent to Nawaz at his London address, he is required to appear before the anti-graft body’s joint investigation team (JIT) on March 31.
NAB has launched a probe into the sale of private property dating back to 1986, a time when Nawaz was the chief minister of Punjab. Currently, Nawaz Sharif is in London seeking treatment for various illnesses.
As part of the investigation into the property’s sale, NAB arrested Mir Shakilur Rahman on March 12 over allegations he had bought the property illegally.
According to Rahman’s lawyers, the property had been bought from a private party, and all the evidence, including legal requirements such as duty and taxes, to this effect, were provided to the anti-graft body.
MSR had gone on a call-up notice for verification of the complaint, but the arrest was made, in violation of court orders and NAB rules barring the body from investigating businessmen, his lawyers claim.
MSR has been remanded into NAB’s custody till April 7.
Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif was called to attend a hearing on March 20 but did not return to Pakistan. Friday’s notice marks the second summons issued to him.
