On Friday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) approached Interpol to request the arrest of former accountability czar Shahzad Akbar, who is currently in self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom (UK).
The move followed a request from Islamabad police, and the investigation agency wrote a letter to Interpol seeking assistance in apprehending Akbar, who had been declared a proclaimed offender by Civil Judge Ahmed Shehzad Gondal. The charges against him include fraud and other serious offenses.
In response to the case, authorities released advertisements featuring Shahzad Akbar, along with co-accused individuals Zulfi Bukhari, Zia-ul-Mustafa, and Farah Gogi, within the judicial complex. These individuals are scheduled to appear in the accountability court on January 6, as announced through the advertisements.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had issued arrest warrants for Shahzad Akbar, Zulfi Bukhari, and two others in the £190 million settlement case, naming a total of eight people in the matter.
Besides Akbar and Bukhari, the list includes former Prime Minister Imran Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi, her friend Farhat Shahzadi (aka Farah Gogi), and PTI leader Zulfi Bukhari. The warrants were forwarded to DG NAB Rawalpindi, IG Islamabad, and IG Punjab, with the NAB chairman directing officials to arrest the accused and present them in court.
Sher Afzal Khan Marwat Released Shortly After ‘Arrest’
Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Khan Marwat has been released, according to the reports. PTI Lawyers Forum Senior Vice President Adeel Butt confirmed Marwat’s release.
Earlier, it was reported that Sher Afzal Khan Marwat had been arrested.
Details indicate that PTI senior lawyer Sher Afzal Khan Marwat was arrested at Ouch while traveling from Chakdara to Bajaur. Before his arrest, a First Information Report (FIR) had been registered against Sher Afzal Khan Marwat and others from PTI for organizing a worker’s convention in Swabi.
PTI has vehemently called for the immediate and unconditional release of its leader, condemning what it describes as “blatant pressure tactics.” The party, via its official handle on X, asserted that such maneuvers will neither succeed nor be tolerated, labeling the alleged ‘abduction’ of its leader as a blatant attempt at pre-poll rigging
