Nawaz back in Pakistan, to appear before NAB Court today

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has consulted senior party leaders following his return from London, ahead of his appearance in the accountability court today. “Nawaz Sharif will appear before the NAB court tomorrow,” Adviser to ex-PM on Political Affairs Asif Kirmani told the media at the Punjab House yesterday, a report in The Nation today said. “He [Nawaz] has just arrived and met with colleagues -- the consultation on prevailing political situation as well as legal issues would continue in coming days, Kirmani added.

National Accountability Bureau (NAB), following Supreme Court July 28 judgment in the Panama Papers case, has filed three corruption references against Nawaz Sharif, three of his four children, and son-in-law. Besides holding group discussions with his legal and political aides, Nawaz held separate meetings with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali – who has been at odds with Nawaz and some other central figures in the PML-N over some policy issues.