A day after rejection of the NAB plea seeking legal proceedings against the PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz for using a bogus trust deed in the Avenfield properties case by an accountability court, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is learnt to initiate a probe against her in money laundering and assets beyond means.
The NAB has already summoned Yousuf Abbas, nephew of Nawaz Sharif, on July 23, directing him to appear before a joint investigation team of the NAB at Thokar Niaz Baig and record his statement. Sources claimed that the NAB has reportedly traced some telegraphic transfers (TTs) worth millions of rupees by the Sharif family and the end beneficiaries also included Maryam Nawaz. The sources claimed that the NAB may send a questionnaire to Maryam instead of summoning her.
In the call-up notice to Yousuf Abbas, son of the late Abbas Sharif, the NAB said: "The competent authority has taken the cognizance of offences committed by the owners of the Chaudhry Sugar Mills under the provisions of the NAB Ordinance 1999 and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010."
The NAB asked Yousaf to "specify the channel through which payment was received for exports, including banking accounts where payment was received, country of export and quantity of sugar exported."
Yousuf Abbas was also asked to give details of investment/loans given to Shamim Sugar Mills Limited, all TTs sent and received by him and loan of Rs 800 million given to him by various entities as reported in his wealth statement. It may be noted that the NAB Lahore has written letters to over a dozen commercial banks to freeze more than 150 accounts of Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif, his sons Hamza and Salman, his wives, daughters and daughters-in-law.
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