Noose tightens for Sharif’s sons

Islamabad, Aug. 4: Pakistan’s apex anti-graft body has approached Interpol seeking issuance of Red Corner Notices against jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif ’s sons Hasan and Hussain, a media report said on Saturday.

Sharif ’s sons were declared as absconders by an accountability court after they failed to appear in either of the three cases launched against them along with their father following a Supreme Court decision on July 28, 2017.

The decision to issue Red Corner Notices was taken after National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal had asked the interior ministry to initiate the process of bringing back Hasan and Hussan, who were living in London to take care of their ailing mother Kulsoom Nawaz, The Express Tribune reported.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has submitted an application to the Interpol headquarters in France with the request to issue the red warrants of Hasan and Hussain, the report said, quoting sources.

The application submitted through the FIA headquarters states that Hasan and Hussain are wanted in Pakistan in corruption cases and court has already issued permanent arrest warrants against them.

Previously, the court had issued directions for separate trials of Hasan and Hussain from their father after they failed to appear before the court despite repeated orders to face the charges in line with the SC’s direction in the Panama Papers case.

Earlier, while separating their trial and declaring them as “proclaimed offenders”, the court ordered non-bailable perpetual warrants of arrest against them. — PTI