Flagship reference: Accountability court summons Nawaz Sharif, sons on Sept 19

Dunya News

The former PM and his sons were nominated as accused in the reference.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Accountability Court has summoned ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons Hassan and Hussain Nawaz on September 19 in Flagship Investments reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over alleged corruption.

NAB’s prosecution team reached the court along with the Flagship Investment reference’s documents. After the proper scrutiny of the evidence, Justice Mohammad Bashir conducted the hearing.

The former PM and his sons were nominated as accused in the reference that deals with the ownership of 16 offshore companies.

Moreover, the other three references against Nawaz Shareif, his sons and Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar were still not submitted in the court. 

Supreme Court had directed NAB to prepare references in which one was regarding Al-Azizia Steel Mill while the other two were about London flats and 16 offshore companies held by the Sharif family.

SC had disqualified Nawaz Sharif in Panama case verdict on the basis of his non-withdrawn salary, considering it part of his assets on July 28.