ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has released Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Inam Memon after an investigation on Saturday night in Islamabad.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had detained the former Provincial Minister for Information Sharjeel Memon over corruption allegations from Islamabad airport.
Earlier, Memon had been guaranteed in all cases by Islamabad High Court (IHC).
NAB has filed a reference against Memon and 10 others in an accountability court of Karachi for alleged corruption of around Rs5.76billion.
Besides Memon, other accused include Zulfiqar Ali Shallwani, Aneeta Baloch, Mansoor Ahmed Rajput, Mohammad Yousuf Kaboro, Inaam Akbar, Altaf Hussain Memon, Riyaz Manir, Fazal Mehmood, Mohammad Hanif, Asim, Masood Hashmi, Gulzar Ali, Suleman Mansoor Umer, Syed Naveed and Sarang Latif Chandio.
Memon was living in a self-imposed exile for more than two years in Dubai and London.