LAHORE
While issuing detailed verdict relating to acquittal of PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif in a reference pertaining to the alleged illegal allotment of plots in 1986, Accountability Court (AC) Lahore observed that Sharif was politically victimised in the matter.
It is pertinent to mention that the AC on June 24 acquitted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the plots allotment reference case. Accountability Court Judge Rao Abdul Jabbar announced the verdict after hearing arguments from the PML-N supremo’s legal team.
In the detailed verdict, the court observed that the PML-N supremo had “become the victim of political victimisation” in the case. It has been stated in the detailed verdict the proper procedure for declaring Nawaz Sharif as a proclaimed offender had not been observed.
“The court’s decision to declare Nawaz a proclaimed offender in the case was not in line with the parameters settled and followed by the top court,” reads the verdict. The AC judge also directed NAB and revenue authorities to release the properties of Nawaz and the applicants in the case.
The reference:
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had alleged that the former premier illegally allotted 54 plots each measuring one-kanal situated in Block-H, Johar Town when he was chief minister of Punjab. It alleged the accused caused a loss of Rs143 million to the national exchequer through the allotment of the land.
