LHC directs ex-minister to attend NAB in 'assets beyond means' case.

RAWALPINDI -- A Division Bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench Monday directed former Punjab law minister Muhammad Basharat Raja to appear before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to face inquiry in a case of assets beyond income.

LHC Rawalpindi Bench Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz and Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan issued the direction in response to a petition filed by Raja Muhammad Basharat against summons of NAB. It may be noted that NAB had issued a summon to PTI leader Muhammad Basharat Raja under section 19 for inquiry in assets beyond means reference.

If NAB issues notices to any person in a case, it is mandatory for the person to appear before investigators during inquiry, said the divisional bench of LHC. However, if investigators of NAB are violating the law of land, than court can be approached, the bench remarked. Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan and...