LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has said it will contact the National Crime Agency in UK and Interpol to bring back Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s son Suleman Shehbaz from London in its ongoing probe into money laundering charges.
Salman Shahbaz is absconder in money laundering case and a non-bailable arrest warrant has also been issued against him.
Earlier, he has also declared a proclaimed offender in the said case. NAB requested the accused to be declared absconder due to his consistent absence from court proceedings.
According to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Bureau, non-bailable arrest warrants have been issued for Suleman. “The Lahore High Court has declared Suleman Shehbaz a fugitive in the money laundering case against the Sharif family,” the spokesperson said.
In April 2019, Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaaf leaders and NAB had alleged that Hamza Shehbaz and Suleman, are involved in money laundering of Rs 85 billion. However, Suleman had rejected the allegations as baseless and frivolous by the PTI leaders.
In December 2019, NAB had issued orders to freeze 23 properties belonging to the former Punjab chief minister, Hamza and Suleman over the allegation that they acquired assets beyond their known sources of income and committed money laundering.
According to the NAB officials, an investigation against Shehbaz, Hamza, Suleman and others for the offense of “corruption and corrupt practices” had revealed that Shehbaz had acquired properties in the name of his wives Nusrat Shahbaz Sharif and Tehmina Durrani.
Among the properties frozen are nine plots in Lahore’s Johar Town, four in Judicial Colony, two houses in Model Town and as many houses in DHA. NAB had seized the property of Salman Shehbaz over his no-show despite repeated summons in a money laundering case.
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