Opposition leader in the NA, Mian Shehbaz Sharif has been summonsed by the NAB for the third time in the case pertaining to possession of assets beyond means.

Shehbaz Sharif who did not go to NAB’s office citing COVID-19 as an excuse is required to appear before the NAB tomorrow (Monday 4th of May, 2020) noon. Though he had submitted the required documents via counsel, NAB wants him to appear personally to answer its queries.

NAB maintains that according to the Law, Shehbaz Sharif should appear and provide the data (including bank accounts details from 2005 till 2007) required to complete the probe against him.

Earlier, Special Assistant to the PM on Accountability Shahzad Akbar while talking to journalists claimed that Shehbaz Sharif’s assets increased tremendously in the last decade.

He claimed that the members of Sharif family had been using the names of innocent people to launder money. According to him Shehbaz Sharif had set up more than 30 companies through telegraphic transfers.

According to Shahzad Akbar 3 people (Nisar Gul, Ali Mahar and Tahir Naqvi) had helped Shehbaz launder money. He claimed that these three people were running fake companies for Shehbaz Shehbaz Sharif.

He asked Shehbaz Sharif to answer a number of questions: Were Nasir Gul and Ali Mahar not directors of political affairs; Were they not the owners of a fake company; Didn’t Nasir Gul travel to London, Dubai and Qatar with Salman Shehbaz; Did he not purchase two villas for Tehmina Durrani; Was no sum transferred from Nasir Gul’s account; Gul has confessed to laundering money and he was running a company which laundered Rs. 7 billion.

NAB had earlier decided to freeze the assets of Shehbaz Sharif and his family.  According to NAB the he will not be able to benefit from his family’s assets which are allegedly based on TT (telegraphic transfer).