By Uzma Zafar
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigating PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his family over alleged money laundering and assets beyond means revealed on Tuesday that he gave and received lavish gifts worth hundreds of millions of rupees.
The corruption watchdog’s documents say he gave away presents worth over Rs242 million to his wife and children and received more than Rs42.6 million worth of gifts from his sons. Shehbaz Sharif, who is also Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, gifted a piece of land measuring 749 kanal to his wife Nusrat Shehbaz. He received 867 kanal and 18 marla land from his mother and 748 kanal and 19 marla land from his father as gifts. He gave a sum of Rs171.2 million to his son Salman Shehbaz in tax year 2011-12, and Rs10.7 million to Hamza in 2013. He gave a present of Rs24 million worth of plot in DHA to his wife Tehmina Durrani in 2015 in addition to buying her Rs16.3 million worth of a cottage and a villa in Haripur in the same year.
Earlier, Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Monday took notice of the alleged inhumane treatment meted out to opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif in NAB’s detention. Present in the accountability court today, the Pakistan Muslim League -N president Shehbaz Sharif said that it was his basic right to be treated as human and receive his medical treatment for his back pain.
In his statement, the opposition leader alleged that he was being served food on the floor instead of on the table which had been the practice. He said that it was inhumane and humiliating and was done on purpose so he has to bend down to get his food. Taking the notice of the matter following the directives of accountability judge, NAB chief Justice Iqbal ordered a swift inquiry of the matter and directed the accountability watchdog to ensure the self-esteem of the suspect while in custody.
Earlier last week the accountability court granted 14-day physical remand of PML-N President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. The court directed NAB to present him before it on October 13. Team of the national graft busters presented him before the court amid tight security.
