Staff Reporter
Islamabad
An accountability court (AC) indicted on Monday former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, ex-finance minister Miftah Ismail and other co-accused in the LNG terminal reference filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Accountability Judge Muhammad Azam Khan ordered provision of a copy of the charge-sheet to all accused. They denied charges and opted to contest them.
Ex -PM Abbasi, Miftah Ismail, ex-PSO Managing Director Imranul Haq and others are accused of awarding an LNG import contract allegedly at exorbitant rates in 2015. According to the NAB, Abbasi had awarded an LNG import and distribution contract to the Elengy Terminal in violation of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority rules in 2013.
