The accountability court has issued bailable arrest warrants of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday after he failed to appear in court.
Dar was summoned to appear in court today in connection with a reference by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for possessing assets beyond declared sources of income.
The reference had been ordered by the Supreme Court in its July 28 judgment in the Panama Papers case.
Dar’s protocol officer Fazal Dad appeared in court and informed the judge that the minister is presently in London.
The NAB prosecutor pleaded the court to issue arrest warrants to ensure Dar’s presence in court. Following this, the court went into a recess to decide on the bureau’s plea and returned with the directions of ordering bailable warrants of arrest for the finance minister.
The court ordered for submission of the bail bond of Rs1 million and adjourned the hearing until September 25, ordering Dar to be present in court at the next hearing.
