LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) today (Monday) has directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to inform Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz prior to the issuance of her arrest warrants.
The PML-N vice president appeared in court to attend a hearing of the Jati Umra case. A two-member bench of Justice Sardar Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Asjad Javed heard the case.
During the hearing, the bench asked NAB, “Have you issued arrest warrants for Maryam Nawaz.” To this, the NAB special prosecutor responded saying the bureau had not done so.
Maryam’s counsel, Advocate Azam Tarar, requested the court to restrain NAB from issuing his client’s arrest warrants without informing in advance. The high court wrapped up the petition after ordering NAB to inform Maryam Nawaz 10 days prior to issuing arrest warrants. The bench told Maryam’s counsel he can approach the court if the arrest warrants are issued.
On March 24, the Lahore High Court (LHC) approved the interim bail of Maryam Nawaz till April 12 and sought a reply from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
NAB had alleged that 1,500 kanals of land were illegally transferred to Maryam in Jati Umra with the help of the bureaucracy. According to a NAB notification, the Sharif family had acquired 3,500 kanals of land in 2013 and got the master plan of Lahore changed in 2015 in connivance with relevant officials.
