The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Monday said that the accountability court has already declared former finance minister Ishaq Dar a proclaimed offender due to continued absence and fleeing from the country.
Commenting about refusal of Interpol regarding Ishaq Dar, the bureau said a corruption reference was ready against Ishaq Dar in assets beyond known sources of income.
Interpol has no mandate to declare Ishaq Dar innocent as the organisation was only requested to arrest Dar and hand him over to the relevant country as per law.
Despite refusal of Interpol to arrest Dar, the NAB has other available options to nab the former minister, which are being used for his repatriation. Pakistan’s courts have the prerogative to decide cases against Ishaq Dar as per law.
If Ishaq Dar is certain about his innocence, he should come back to Pakistan to prove his innocence in court of law, the NAB said in a statement.
