LAHORE: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been arrested in the LNG case, the National Accountability Bureau said on Thursday.
Senior PML-N leader and former minister Ahsan Iqbal, who was with Abbasi, confirmed that the ex-PM was taken into custody by the anti-graft body from near Lahore Toll Plaza.
The former premier was summoned by the NAB in case related to LNG import today but he skipped the appearance.
Abbasi is facing the accusation of handing over a tender worth Rs220 billion to a company in which he was a shareholder himself.
Reacting to the development, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz said: "My dear countrymen another prime minister elected from your votes is arrested".
"It is unacceptable that patients who come to govt hospitals for treatment end up contracting AIDS," says Maryam
PTI chairman seeks time for consultation with party, say sources, after phone call with security czar on political...
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi directs authorities to prevent protesters from entering Islamabad
DPO confirms dual blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's District Bajaur, says both took place in Tehsil Mamund
PTI leaders reach consensus to proceed with earlier decision of launching protest on November 24
Committee to engage in discussions with members designated by Bilawal-led party to determine future course of action
