Shehbaz, Ahad Cheema, others get clean chit in Ashiana Housing reference
Pakistan
Court acquits all accused in the case
LAHORE (Dunya News) – In a significant development, an accountability court on Saturday acquitted former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, Ahad Khan Cheema, Fawad Hassan Fawad and all other accused in Ashiana reference.
Accountability court heard the pleas filed by 13 accused including Shehbaz Sharif in Ashiana Housing reference. The attorney general and the NAB submitted their reports in court.
The NAB prosecutor said the Supreme Court verdict did not have any effect on the case. Upon this, the court remarked it would announce decision in two hours.
Later, the court announced its verdict accepting appeals of all accused including Fawad Hassan Fawad, Bilal Qidwai and Shahid Shafique who had sought their exoneration in the case. The court, while announcing its decision, acquitted all the accused.
The NAB, in 2018, had filed (18/50) Ashiana Iqbal reference worth Rs660 million. Accused Nadeem Zia and Kamran Kayani had already been discharged in the case.
