Assets beyond means case: Court sends back reference against Ishaq Dar to NAB

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Accountability Court Judge Muhammad Bashir sent back the reference against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to the National Accountability Bureau.

Announcing the reserved verdict on Monday, the court ruled that the matter does not come under it after the new NAB Ordinance.

The court had reserved the verdict after hearing the arguments of both parties.

The accused, including Ishaq Dar, NBP former president Saeed Ahmed, Naeem Mahmood and Mansoor Raza Bukhari, had been nominated in the reference.

The NAB had filed the reference against Ishaq Dar and others in December 2017. The investigation officer had recorded the statements of 42 witnesses in the reference. Nadir Abbas was the investigation officer in the reference against Ishaq Dar.