An accountability court issued non-bailable arrest warrants against former prime minister
This time, the accountability court has issued the PML-N leader's arrest warrants over alleged illegal hiring during his tenure as the minister for petroleum resources.
NAB officials told the court that during proceedings against
The court, hearing the arguments, subsequently issued arrest warrants for Abbasi as well as former petroleum secretary
The court also issued notices to those accused of being illegaly hired by Abbasi, summoning them on
Earlier, the IHC had granted bail to Abbasi against bonds worth
NAB had arrested Abbasi last year for alleged corruption while awarding a multi-billion rupee import contract for LNG in 2013, when he was the minister for petroleum and natural resources.
According to the NAB arrest warrant, Abbasi was accused of commission of the offence of corruption and corrupt practices under section 9 (a) of National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
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