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Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi\u00a0was arrested by\u00a0the\u00a0National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday from the outskirts of Lahore.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0is the latest political leader\u00a0and the second premier from the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to be arrested.<\/p>\n
Abbasi was arrested for his involvement in the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) scandal, said a statement released by the accountability bureau. NAB escorted the PML-N leader to its local Lahore office.<\/p>\n
Authorities intercepted Abbasi\u2019s vehicle at Lahore toll plaza when he was on his way to meet PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n
The former premier was due to appear in the accountability court at 10am on\u00a0Thursday [today]. However,\u00a0he\u00a0recused\u00a0himself from appearing on the pretext that he was busy to appear in court.<\/p>\n
The arrest warrant \u2013a photocopy of which was reportedly shown at the time of arrest \u2013 says\u00a0that\u00a0Abbasi is \u201caccused of commission of the offence of corruption and corrupt practices under Section 9(a) of National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999.\u201d<\/p>\n
The warrant also states that the former prime minister will be presented in the court for \u201csuch period as may be necessary for finalisation of the investigation\u201d.<\/p>\n
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PML-N leader and spokesperson Mariyum Aurangzeb condemned the incident and said NAB had arrested him without an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n
She added that Abbasi\u2019s arrest was \u201chighly expected\u00a0from the Imran Khan-led federal government\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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