Ex-PM Abbasi's remand extended in LNG scam.

ISLAMABAD -- An accountability court on Tuesday extended the judicial remand of former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) contract scam.

All accused, excluding former finance minister Miftah Ismail, appeared before the accountability court. Miftah has been granted an exemption from appearance by the court.

The judge summoned report about arrest warrant of absconding accused Shahid Islam from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), who had also skipped the previous court proceedings of the case.

Charges could not be framed in the case due to the absence of an accused, the judge said. The case proceedings will move ahead after the report about arrest warrant of absconding accused will be submitted, the court said.

The court also ordered Oil and...