Ex-premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appears before NAB in LNG case

F.P. Report

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday has appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in liquefied natural gas (LNG) gas.

According to details, the combined investigation team has handed over the questionnaire related to supplementary reference to the PML-N leader.

I am happy that for the first time, question regarding tax has been asked, Abbasi said.

It is to be mentioned here that the apex court on September 10, 2018 directed the NAB to complete the inquiry against Abbasi and others for the alleged corruption in the LNG contract.

As the minister for petroleum and natural resources, he has been accused of granting contract on LNG Terminal to ETPL, Tri-partial agreement, LSA with EETPL and LNG import from Qatar etc.

In June 2018, the NAB approved inquiry against former premier Nawaz Sharif and Abbasi, who was the former minister for petroleum and natural resources at that time, in granting contract of LNG terminal for 15 years to their ‘favourite’ company.

It was also observed that this contract had allegedly caused a loss of billions of rupees to the national exchequer.

In January, the NAB interrogated former finance minister Miftah Ismail in the same case.

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

Powerful earthquake rocks eastern Afghanistan, at least 10 killed

KABUL : A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, with early reports indicating that…

53 minutes ago

Indonesia tightens security after deadly protests

JAKARTA (AFP) : Indonesian authorities ramped up security Monday after six people were killed in…

59 minutes ago

Maryam Nawaz’s Political Branding on Flood Aid is a Disgrace

By: Javed Mir At a time when Punjab is drowning in floodwaters and families are…

2 hours ago

UK-Germany-France triumvirate returning to prominence

Andrew Hammond French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald…

10 hours ago

How to use AI without losing our minds

Ngaire Woods The recent launches of Gemini Deep Think and GPT-5 have highlighted the rapid…

10 hours ago

Govt keeps petrol price unchanged, slashes diesel’s by Rs3 per litre

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government on Sunday kept the petrol price unchanged for the next…

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.