An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants of former prime minister Shaukat Aziz. The warrants have been issued against two accused, including the former prime minister, in a reference pertaining to misuse of authority and causing loss to the national kitty. Accountability Court-II Judge Arshad Malik issued the arrest warrants against Aziz due to his continuous absence from trial proceedings in the corruption scandal. The court expressed displeasure over the absence of both the accused and also issued arrest warrants against Aziz and Arifuddin. The former prime minister has been accused of making illegal appointment of Basharat Hasan Bashir as consultant for the country’s top alternative energy board on an MP-II post.
Published in Daily Times, February 7th 2019.
