LHC directs NAB to tell 10 days earlier than issuing Maryam Nawaz’s arrest warrants

The PML-N vp had appeared in court docket to attend a listening to of the Jati Umra case. A two-member bench of Justice Sardar Sarfaraz Dogar and Justice Asjad Javed Gheral heard the case.

“Have you ever issued arrest warrants [for Maryam Nawaz]?” requested the bench. 

To this, the NAB particular prosecutor responded saying the bureau had not executed so. Maryam’s counsel, Advocate Azam Tarar, requested the court docket to restrain NAB from issuing his consumer’s arrest warrants with out informing 10 days upfront.

The NAB prosecutor responded that the anti-graft physique will inform Tarar upfront earlier than the warrants are issued.

The bench informed Tarar he can strategy the court docket if the arrest warrants are issued.

Jati Umra case

Within the call-up discover issued earlier, NAB had alleged that 1,500 kanals of land had been illegally transferred to Maryam in Jati Umra with the assistance of the forms.

In response to a NAB notification, the Sharif household had acquired 3,500 kanals of land in 2013 and received the grasp plan of Lahore modified in 2015 in connivance with related officers.

The then-DCO Noorul Ameen and former DG Lahore Growth Authority Ahad Cheema have additionally been nominated within the case.

Final month, the LHC had permitted protecting bail of the PML-N vp.

The anti-corruption watchdog had later approached the Lahore Excessive Courtroom for the cancellation of bail given to Maryam within the Chaudhry Sugar Mills case, however that request was rejected by the court docket.