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NAB Denies Writing Letter to SBP for Freezing Dar Assets

Islamabad (September 20, 2017): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has denied media reports that the Bureau has written letter to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) asking for freezing Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s assets.

NAB sources said that the Bureau had not written letter to SBP or any other institution to freeze Dar’s assets.

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They said that the assets would be frozen only on court’s order.

They added that if the need arises the bureau would move to the court for freezing the assets of the accused.

There were reports early this month that DG NAB Lahore had sent recommendations for putting the names of Sharif family on the ECL and freezing of their assets. However, a NAB spokesman had denied the reports at that time.Ishaq Dar along with Sharif family members is facing NAB reference over disproportionate rise in his assets.

The Supreme Court had ordered NAB to file references against Dar and Sharif family members in Panamagate case.

Complying with the directives, NAB had filed four references- three against Sharif family members and one Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.Accountability court had summoned Sharif family members for September 19, 2017 but none of them show up for the hearing as all members of Nawaz’s family and he himself were in London.

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