ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has acquitted former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others in the LNG terminal case.
Islamabad Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed heard the NAB reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others, in which Deputy Prosecutor NAB Azhar Maqbool appeared in the court while Shahid Khaqan's lawyers were also present in the court.
Meanwhile, an application was filed by NAB in which NAB requested to withdraw the LNG reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others.
The court acquitted all the accused, including Shahid Khaqan, from the reference while giving a verdict on NAB's request to withdraw the reference.
Former Finance Minister Miftah Ismail and Abdullah Khaqan were also acquitted from the reference after the court's verdict.
It should be noted that the LNG NAB reference was filed against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi a few years ago, in which the former prime minister was charged on November 16, 2020.
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Earlier, Federal Cabinet has approved the removal of eight people from Exit Control Lists(ECL) involved in the £190 million corruption.
Sources said the Federal Cabinet approved the removal of the names from the Exit Control List (ECL) on the recommendation of the National Accountability Bureau(NAB). After federal cabinet approval, the names of eight persons related to the 190 million pound case were removed from the ECL.
