ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday said that action should be taken if any Toshakhana is given as an immoral gift.
Speaking to the media outside the accountability court, Abbasi admitted that his name appeared in the list of gifts to the Toshakhana. He said that if any gift comes from abroad, it is deposited in the Toshakhana.
He added that the value of the gift is determined by the Toshakhana and money has to be paid to receive the gift.
Abbasi said that people have been going to accountability courts for years, but decisions are not being made.
The former prime minister said that the new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should end the cases of poor people even if cases against politicians continue.
In response to a question, the former prime minister said that there is no attempt to form a new party. He further said that there are many political parties in Pakistan.
It should be noted that the leaders of Muslim League-N were present in the judicial complex due to their appearance in the accountability court in the LNG reference.
Judge Nasir Javed Rana heard the case today. During the hearing, the NAB prosecutor said that the arguments in the LNG reference have been completed.
He further said that the NAB rules are being amended in which the court has been empowered. Under the new amendment, the accountability court can refer the pending matter to any tribunal.
Abbasi said he had failed to appear at the previous hearing, to which the judge said Abbasi did not have to appear in court and could instead send his own lawyer.
Due to the new amendment, the final arguments on jurisdiction and acquittal could not be made and the hearing of the case was adjourned till April 4.
