LAHORE, October 10: Incarcerated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to be arrested in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, sources reported on Thursday. A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation team has sought approval from Chairman Justice (retd)
Javed Iqbal to arrest Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, said sources.
The decision was made after a joint investigation team of NAB has maintained that Nawaz Sharif was not cooperating with the investigating team in an ongoing probe related to the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team will present PML-N supremo before the accountability court after arrest, added sources.
Earlier in the day, an accountability court granted permission to the NAB team to quiz the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo in an ongoing probe related to Chaudhry Sugar Mills case.
NAB Prosecutor, Hafiz Asad Awan pleaded the NAB court to allow them to grill former PM, which was accepted by the court.-Agencies
