An accountability court on Friday issued a final proclamation of absconding against Suleman Shahbaz, son of leader of opposition in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif. The court also directed the NAB to complete process for the attachment of properties of Suleman Shahbaz and submit its report on September 30. Earlier, investigating officer submitted a report of the process server stating that the suspect had been deliberately avoiding his arrest despite the fact that he was required in NAB investigation. Previously non-bailable arrest warrants had been unexecuted due to unavailability of the suspect in the country. Therefore, proclamation under section 87 of CrPC should be issued against the suspect, the report prayed to the court.

Hamza Shahbaz, is already on physical remand with the NAB in illegal assets and money laundering case. The NAB alleged that assets worth Rs 3.3 billion had been identified so far as illegally accumulated by Hamza, Suleman and their father Shahbaz Sharif. It said the whole family committed massive money laundering in the name of foreign remittances and loans.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019