Bureau Report
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Monday indicted ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s principal secretary Fawad Hassan Fawad and three members of his family in assets beyond means case.
Accountability Judge Muhammad Akmal read out charges to Fawad, Rubab Hassan, Waqar Hassan, and Anjum Hassan. They denied the charges and opted to contest them. The court issued notices to prosecution witnesses to appear in personal capacity to record their testimonies. Fawad was the principal secretary of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
Earlier this year, the Lahore High Court (LHC) had granted bail to Fawad Hassan Fawad in the assets case against Rs10 million surety bond. His counsel Amjad Pervaiz in his arguments before a two-member bench of the high court headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, had said that his client was arrested without any justification in the assets beyond means reference.
He said the NAB has failed to present any evidence in support of its charges against his client. The counsel argued that the NAB had earlier claimed that Fawad Hassan Fawad is the owner of a plaza.
