The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday sent notices to former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in a probe pertaining to the import of 34 bulletproof cars from Germany without payment of customs duty on any of them, according to a media report.
The notice sent to Abbasi states that the cars were imported ahead of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit 2016, and were to be used by diplomats. The notice requires response from Abbasi that why were the cars used for the protocol of the Sharif family.
The anti-corruption watchdog also intends to expand the investigation by questioning Nawaz Sharif regarding allegations that 20 of the total 34 vehicles were used for the protocol of his family.
Earlier, the NAB had grilled ex-premier’s former principal secretary Fawad Hasan Fawad and former foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry. It is reported that they together with officials of foreign office misused their authority by allocating the bulletproof cars for Sharif’s family instead of diplomats.
The anti-graft watchdog has found that former foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry had allegedly approved the summary to buy 34 bulletproof cars from Germany.
It also obtained copy of letter dispatched by Fawad in this connection. The cars were allegedly used by the Sharif’s and close relatives of top officials.
