ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that a committee should be formed to investigate the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) allegations of money laundering against former PM Nawaz Sharif.
Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Shehbaz Sharif had also earlier said the same thing and claimed that NAB’s hasty decision to launch this investigation against Nawaz Sharif without first verifying the facts should be investigated.
According to a statement issued by NAB, the chairman had taken notice of a media report which claimed that former PM Nawaz had laundered $4.9 billion to India.
However, both the State Bank of Pakistan and the World Bank refuted these claims and said no money laundering had taken place.
PM Abbasi also further said that it was their right to bring such serious issues before Parliament. He said the truth should be brought before the people.
He also added that they did not expect any justice from the accountability court hearing cases against Nawaz and his family.
