An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday sought relevant record from cabinet division in a reference against PML-N’s leader Sardar Mehtab Abbasi and others pertaining to illegal appointments in Pakistan International Airline (PIA).
AC-I Judge Muhammad Bashir heard the graft reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court also recorded the statement of a prosecution witness Jameel Ahmed.
The court sought the record and adjourned hearing of the case till May 10. The court also postponed the decision on acquittal of five accused in the case.
The anti-corruption watchdog nominated Mehtab Abbasi, who had also served as a former governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), and Sqn. Ldr (Retd) Muhammad Irfan Elahi in a case related to illegal appointments in PIA.—APP
