NAB team leaves to detain Miftah Ismail, Imran-ul-Haq in LNG case

Dunya News

A five-member team of NAB will arrest Miftah, Imran-ul-Haq.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – A five-member team of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi on Thursday has completed preparations to arrest former finance minister Miftah Ismail in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) scandal.

According to details, the team has left to detain the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader after issuance of his arrest warrant.

The anti-corruption watchdog will also apprehend former managing director of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Sheikh Imran-ul-Haq.

The development came following arrest of former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi by NAB in LNG case. He has been ‘accused of commission of the offence of corruption and corrupt practices’.

The apex court on September 10, 2018 had directed the NAB to complete the inquiry against former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Miftah Ismail and others for the alleged corruption in the LNG contract.