Published 12:54 IST, October 11th 2019
Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif arrested in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan has on Friday arrested former Prime Minister of the country Nawaz Sharif in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of Pakistan has on Friday arrested former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. ncy issued arrest warrants at early hours of day. NAB is likely to present Sharif before an accountability court on Friday to seek his physical remand. As per news ncy ANI, a team of Lahore bureau visited Sharif in Kot Lakhpat jail and arrested him, to take him to accountability court.
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Nawaz Sharif's daughter arrested
former PM of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif is serving a seven-year imprisonment in Al-Azizia Mills corruption case. Earlier, on August 8, accountability bureau h arrested his daughter Maryam Nawaz and nephew Yousuf Abbas in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. Both of m are on judicial remand till October 23. His daughter and nephew have been accused of being involved in money laundering under garb of sale/purchase of sugar mills' shares. "We have arrested Maryam Nawaz in Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case as she was facing money laundering and income beyond means charges," a NAB official h told PTI.
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Maryam, in her appearance before NAB combined investigation team, failed to establish her business links with foreign nationals. She failed to explain her links with Saeed Saif Bin Jabar Al-Suweidi, a UAE national, Sheikh Zakauddin, a UK national, Hani Ahm Jamjoom, a Saudi national, and Naseer Abdullah Lootah, a UAE national, after which she was arrested. NAB sources said investigators h come to conclusion that names of foreigners were used as proxies to make huge investments in company. NAB also alleged that Sharif family did t have white money for investment. Moreover, bureau has also been investigating all members of Shahbaz family for alleged money-laundering and owning assets beyond kwn sources of means.
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11:45 IST, October 11th 2019