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KARACHI An accountability court issued non-bailable arrest warrants against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday, for allegedly hiring people ‘illegaly’ when he was the petroleum minister during the PML-N tenure. The court order came barely a month after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) granted him bail in a separate corruption reference related to the award of an LNG contract. This time, the accountability court issued the PML-N leader’s arrest warrants over alleged illegal hiring during his tenure as the minister for petroleum resources. NAB officials told the court that during proceedings against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, it was found out that he illegally appointed the managing director and deputy managing director of Pakistan State Oil. The court, hearing thearguments, subsequently issued arrest warrants for Abbasi as well as former petroleum secretary Arshad Mirza. The court also issued notices to those accused of being illegaly hired by Abbasi, summoning them on April 10. Earlier, the IHC had granted bail to Abbasi against bonds worth Rs10 million
