ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Court (NAB) on Wednesday filed two supplementary references concerning Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship investments in an accountability court.
According to a press statement issued by NAB, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons Hasan and Hussain Nawaz were nominated in the supplementary references by NAB Rawalpindi.
The references were filed after being approved by the body’s chairman, retired justice Javed Iqbal, in light of “fresh evidence” unearthed by the anti-corruption body.
Before filing the references, NAB had summoned Nawaz to an accountability court to record his statements regarding the references prepared by the body.
However, Sharif failed to appear before the end of working hours, leading NAB to file the references without the former prime minister’s statement. A court will now start hearing the case.
Nawaz had been summoned by NAB Rawalpindi, which is being headed by Irfan Mangi — a member of the Panama Papers leaks Joint Investigation Team formed by the Supreme Court to probe corruption allegations against the Sharif family.
