Nawaz Sharif's non-bailable arrest warrant issued
Islam Abad (94 news) The Accountability Court of Islamabad has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Hearing of Tosha Khana case in Accountability Court Islamabad Accountability Court Case No 3 Judge Syed Asghar Ali. Former Prime Minister and People's Party leader Yusuf Raza Gilani appeared during the hearing.
In the same reference, the named accused Abdul Ghani Majeed also appeared in the court while former President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif did not appear in the court.
During the hearing, NAB Prosecutor Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi and the investigating officer appeared before the court.
The NAB prosecutor was requested to take action according to the law regarding the accused's departure from the country.
NAB requested the court to issue a non-bailable arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif.
Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi took a position that an advertisement can be given in foreign newspapers against the accused.
He told the court that Anwar Majeed, the co-accused in the reference, is in Karachi Malir Jail in other references.
The court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and ordered the foreign office to comply with the warrant through the Pakistani embassy in the UK, while accepting former president Asif Ali Zardari's request for exemption from attendance today.
The court issued re-summoning notices to Asif Ali Zardari at the address of Bilawal House Karachi while issuing notices to NAB on the request of exemption from permanent attendance of Yusuf Raza Gilani.
The lawyer of the accused Anwar Majeed submitted the lawyer's letter, while Farooq H. Naik submitted the lawyer's letter in the court on behalf of Asif Zardari.
Farooq H. Naik told the court that Asif Zardari is in Karachi and is sick, if he comes to Islamabad, this courtroom will be filled with people.
He requested the court not to summon Asif Zardari in a personal capacity in the situation of the outbreak of Corona virus, Zardari has already presented cases before, he will not run anywhere
The judge of the accountability court said that where did Asif Zardari sign the power of attorney? We send summons to his address, the reply comes that Zardari is not present here, write us also the address where Asif Zardari is present.
Farooq Naik gave the Karachi address of Asif Zardari to the court.
Prosecutor General NAB Sardar Muzaffar Abbasi requested the court that Asif Zardrai will have to appear himself once, not summon him now and send him a warrant.
The judge of the accountability court replied to him that once he sends a summons to his current address, he will see.
Former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani filed a petition for permanent exemption from attendance in the court.
In the petition on behalf of Yusuf Raza Gilani, it has been requested that it is difficult to appear in the court repeatedly due to the outbreak of corona virus, so immunity should be granted, many parliamentarians have become victims of corona virus.
