The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president was presented before Accountability Judge Bashir Ahmed, where the bureau requested for a 14-day remand. As the hearing went underway, Abbasi, while pointing towards the NAB officials, said: “They are seeking remand. It is the first NAB case against Abbasi, who had served as prime minister for almost a year after the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court on July 28, 2017. The NAB inquiry found that the SSGCL signed a 15-year contract with a subsidiary company of Engro for re-gasification of LNG at fixed daily processing charges. In April, the government imposed a travel ban on Abbasi, former finance minister Miftah Ismail, and five other persons in the same case.

Source: Pakistan Today July 19, 2019 08:03 UTC