The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a petition on Tuesday, seeking time to compile a comprehensive report based on its investigation. This request was made during proceedings at an accountability court presided over by Judge Nasir Javed Rana, which were focused on the Toshakhana vehicle reference implicating several prominent political figures, including President Asif Ali Zardari, former Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Yousuf Raza Gilani, among others.
Deputy Prosecutor of NAB, Azhar Maqbool Shah, informed the court that Nawaz Sharif had requested a joint investigation. Consequently, a joint investigation was initiated, but currently, investigating officers were unavailable. Shah assured the court that once these officers become available, a thorough report would be submitted, outlining whether a case against Nawaz Sharif could proceed or not.
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In response to these developments, the accountability court granted an extension, specifying that the report must be presented by the next hearing. Accordingly, the court adjourned the proceedings until April 17.
It is pertinent to note that, as per the reference submitted by the National Accountability Bureau to the accountability court, Yousuf Raza Gilani, who was the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) at the time, Asif Zardari (now the president of the country), and Nawaz Sharif, the supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), were allegedly provided vehicles from the Toshakhana in violation of the law.
