FAZAL Sher

ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Tuesday ordered Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to attach the shares of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s sons, Hussain Nawaz and Hassan Nawaz, in various companies in Pakistan. Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir issued these directions while hearing the case against Sharif’s sons, whose trial in the high-profile corruption case has been separated from other family members’ owing to their continued absence from the court.

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor Afzal Qureshi submitted a report regarding the assets owned by Sharif’s sons in Pakistan.

Following the attachment, the shares owned by Nawaz Sharif’s sons will become part of case record and remain in the court’s custody. The court has issued written directives to joint registrar SECP to attach shares of Hassan and Hussain.

The court issued orders to attach shares of Hussain Nawaz in 10 companies and Hassan’s shares in two companies. The court also issued warrants against both sons of the ousted prime minister in this regard.

The NAB prosecutor told the court that SECP has provided details of shares of Hassan and Hussain. The NAB is yet to receive details about properties owned by Hassan and Hussain, he added.

The court then directed the SECP to attach shares of both the accused and adjourned the hearing till Nov 14.

The court on October 9 separated the trial of Hassan and Hussain and also ordered to initiate process of declaring them proclaimed offenders.