Arrest warrants were issued for the former prime minister of Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana reference by an accountability court on Friday after no one appeared on his behalf.
The accountability court was hearing a reference against former prime ministers Yousuf Raza Gilani, Nawaz Sharif and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
During hearing, former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani appeared before the court. However, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari did not appear despite the summons issued to them.
NAB during today’s hearing asked judge Syed Asghar Ali to issue arrest warrants for Nawaz, Zardari and Abdul Ghani Majeed.
The judge also asked about the details of who had appeared on behalf of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. However, the NAB prosecutor told the court that no one had appeared on his behalf.
The court after hearing the arguments issued arrest warrants for Sharif and accepted the plea filed by Zardari’s lawyer. ♦
