Islamabad sources have stated that Pakistan's anti-graft watchdog has informed an accountability court here that ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family's declared assets were nearly Rs 58 million 18 years ago. According to a media report said three corruption cases were filed against 68 year old Sharif and some of his family members on September 8 and ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for institution of cases against the PML-N leader.
Accordingly the cases include Avenfield properties, Azizia & Hill Metal Establishment, and Flagship Investments. Meanwhile in two supplementary references one pertaining to Flagship Investments Limited and 15 other companies, and the other to Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metal Establishment against Sharif and his sons and the financial worth of assets of the accused persons as per their tax record in 2000-01 was Rs 50,940,870 and USD 64,984 (Rs 7.18 million).
Moreover Sharif and his sons have been named in all three interim and
supplementary references while Maryam Nawaz and her husband Captain (retd)
Muhammad Safdar have only been named in the interim and supplementary reference
pertaining to Avenfield properties. Presently Accountability Court Judge
Muhammad Bashir is recording evidence in the Avenfield properties reference.
