LAHORE: An accountability court has declared Imran Ali Yousaf, the son-in-law of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, an absconder after he failed to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a mega corruption case.
Accountability judge Najamul Hassan gave the decision on the request of NAB-Lahore, which states that Ali has fled abroad while escaping the investigation into Punjab Power Company scandal.
Yesterday, a NAB meeting was held in Lahore to review investigations against 55 companies and the Punjab Power Development Company. DG NAB Lahore briefed Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal about the mega corruption cases being investigated by the Bureau and cases referred to by the Supreme Court of Pakistan including 56 public sector companies working in Punjab.
The chairman was also briefed about the salaries and perks of chief executives of public and private sectors companies.
The chairman asked the investigators to finalise the inquiries without taking any pressure. The NAB has also summoned Shehbaz Sharif on August 20.
