She alleged the NAB officials received the letter only after seeking fresh directives and approval from Prime Minister Imran Khan and Shahzad Akbar. Ms Aurangzeb, who had reached NAB office with party’s deputy secretary general Attaullah Tarar, alleged the NAB officials kept them waiting for nearly an hour as they were not prepared for the situation. She said in response to the NAB notice to Mr Sharif, they had asked the bureau to provide complete record and data about the case involving a seven-year-old matter when he was the chief minister of Punjab.Īsked why Mr Sharif had snubbed NAB by not personally appearing before it, she said there was no need at all for him to make personal appearance in the “fictitious case” without knowing its basis and details. Talking to Dawn after submitting a reply to NAB’s Rawalpindi Office on behalf of Mr Sharif, PML-N information secretary and MNA Marriyum Aurangzeb alleged that NAB chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal in connivance with Prime Minister Imran Khan and his adviser Shahzad Akbar sent notices to Mr Sharif in the “concocted” case in the award of contract for beautification and horticulture work along the route of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Service. ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday mocked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for dragging party president Shehbaz Sharif in an alleged seven-year-old corruption case involving Rs4.5 million, stating that such a “fictitious” case could not be opened without the direct involvement of the NAB chairman.