ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday gave a clean chit to former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, ex-finance minister Miftah Ismail, Chairman...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was moved against the transfer of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import contract case, registered against 10 accused, including...
An accountability court on Thursday set 16th of November for the indictment of former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, ex-foreign minister Miftah Ismail and other co-accused in the LNG terminal case.
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Miftah Ismail, ex-PSO MD Imranul Haq and others are facing charges of corruption over awarding a LNG import contract allegedly at exorbitant rates in 2015.
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Miftah Ismail, ex-PSO MD Imranul Haq and others are facing charges of corruption over awarding a LNG import contract allegedly at exorbitant rates in 2015.
"The petitioner has been in NAB detention for 191 days and the real motive of the accountability bureau is only to harass the petitioner," the plea argued. It was initiated for his media trial, according to the plea.
All accused including Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appeared before the Islamabad accountability court today. The court has granted exemption to former finance minister Miftah Ismail from appearing in the hearing.
Accountability court issued release order of the former minister and PML-N leader in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) scandal after his lawyer submitted Rs. 10 million surety bond in the court.
Inspector General Police (IGP) Islamabad issued orders for ensuring security arrangements for the two approvers over the request of the anti-corruption watchdog.
The anti-corruption watchdog wrote letters to Interior Ministry, Inspector General (IG) Islamabad police, chief secretary and Inspector General Sindh police.
Major progress was made in the corruption reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and other accused persons as Sheikh Rasheed became a witness in the LNG contract case.
Ismail, an accused in the LNG accountability case, has filed the bail petition after the high court granted bail to former managing director of Pakistan State Oil (PSO), Sheikh Imranul Haq on Tuesday, a co-accused in the same case.