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A clash between police and PMLN workers–who had gathered outside the court– made the area a battlefield as Shahbaz Sharif was presented before an accountability court today.
Shahbaz Sharif had been brought to accountability court by the officials of NAB in a case pertaining to Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme. PMLN-N workers and supporters–who had been waiting outside the court since early morning–started chanting slogans in favor of Shahbaz Sharif when he arrived at court. The police had to baton-charge the crowd as they tried to break the barriers and enter the court premises. Many supporters and policemen got injured in clashes.
Shahbaz is also accused of working in connivance with other accused in the case and directed LDA to undertake Ashiana Iqbal Project under Public Private Partnership mode.
After about half an hour, the situation got in control. Security has been tightened in and around the premises of court.
Cases against Shahbaz Sharif
Shahbaz Sharif is accused of misusing his powers as the chief minister of Punjab in a case related to Punjab Land Development Company (PLDC).
The inquiry in a case has revealed that there is sufficient evidence of Shahbaz Sharif’s involvement in the commission of offenses as defined under section 9(a) and Schedule of the National Accountability Bureau 1999.
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The investigations by NAB state that Shahbaz Sharif misused his authority, illegally assumed powers of Board of Directors of PLDC. Contracts awarded to M/s Ch. A Latif and sons for the development and infrastructure of Ashiana Iqbal Housing Project were unlawfully cancelled.
Shahbaz Sharif directed PLDC to entrust the project of Ashiana Iqbal Punjab to LDA, which was headed by his close aide Ahad Khan Cheema. This decision of Sharif was illegal and mala fide as PLDC was the company which was established for undertaking such housing projects.
Shahbaz is also accused of working in connivance with other accused in the case and directed LDA to undertake Ashiana Iqbal Project under Public Private Partnership mode.
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NAB maintains that this was done in order to give “unlawful benefit to blue-eyed firm namely M/s Bismillah Engineering Service Company, which was a proxy firm to M/s Paragon City– whose director Qaisar Amir Butt has already been arrested by NAB and arrest warrants of Khawaja Saad Rafique and his brother have also been issued.