NAB moves to bring Suleman Shehbaz back from UK.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's anti-graft body the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will bring back Suleman Shehbaz from the United Kingdom through Interpol after Accountability Court Lahore declared him a Proclaimed Offender and issued non-bailable arrest warrants against him in money laundering case against Sharif family.

According to official sources, NAB has also decided to request National Crime Agency UK to provide all possible assistance in this regard in deportation of Suleman Shehbaz from the UK as per law.

NAB had seized the shares of the accused in 16 companies and NAB has solid evidence of money laundering of Suleman Shahbaz which will be presented before the court as per law.

In April last year, PTI leaders and NAB had alleged that Hamza Shehbaz and Suleman, who is currently in London, are involved in money laundering of Rs 85 billion.

Suleman had rejected the charges as baseless and frivolous allegations by the PTI government and said Prime Minister Imran Khan has questions to answer about his own 'unexplained assets worth Rs 4 billion".

'I brought money from abroad into Pakistan for investment and that's not money laundering. Each and everything that I own is declared with the FBR. Every penny that I invested in Pakistan is declared...

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