LAHORE: The NAB’s accountability court has returned a reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and others regarding the illegal allotment of plots to Jang group editor-in-chief Mir Shakilur Rehman to the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) following new amendments to the law.
As per the details, the court cited a lack of jurisdiction to proceed with the case further after the latest amendment in section 5 of the National Accountability Ordinance 1999.
Furthermore, the applicants through their counsel contended that the NAB could not prosecute an alleged offense involving money less than Rs. 500 million.
NAB had alleged that Rehman illegally obtained exemption of 54 plots measuring 1 Kanal each, situated in Block-H, Johar Town, causing a loss of Rs143m to the national exchequer through allotment of the land in violation of the exemption policy.
Besides, the court declared Sharif a proclaimed offender and ordered the auction of his properties, which the applicants have challenged, claiming that the assets belonged to lawful legal heirs of the owners.
