Dar no more remains approver in Hudaibiya Paper Mills case, indicted again
The decision was announced in a press release that was issued by the NAB.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has no more remained approver in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has indicted the minister again.
The decision was announced in a press release that was issued by the NAB on Wednesday. It was stated in the document that investigations against Ishaq Dar have been started in the light of Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan’s verdict.
The NAB statement mentioned that Dar was nominated as an accused in the initial Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference but he agreed to become approver later, and has been indicted again as the reference is quashed now.
Let it be known that Hamza Shehbaz is a nominated accused in the same reference, and Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif, Abbas Sharif and Mian Sharif’s names are also in the case.
It is worth mentioning here that Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar had formed a three-member bench against Sharif brothers to hear the Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference on the appeal of the NAB a few days ago.
The apex court had earlier directed the NAB to reopen the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case in one week in its verdict of review petitions of Panama Papers case, and the NAB had assured the SC to file appeal on the case.
Afterwards, the NAB lodged a petition in the Supreme Court to reopen the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case against the verdict of the Lahore High Court (LHC).
On the other hand, Ishaq Dar responded that NAB’s decision is beyond understanding as well as against the law, and declared it illogical. The minister maintained that the LHC had given the decision in his favour and the apex court has also not issued any notification to reinvestigate the case.
The minister termed NAB’s action in Lahore equivalent to freezing welfare institutions as both organizations were busy in charity works.
It is worthwhile that Ishaq Dar had revealed his involvement in money laundering in his confession statement before the magistrate on April 25, 2000 in Hudaibiya Paper Mills reference.
