The accountability court on Tuesday the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to freeze the assets of Hussain and Hasan Nawaz, sons of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif.
The accountability court hearing corruption cases against the Sharif brothers, case has been separated from other family members’ owing to their continued absence.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) submitted a report detailing assets owned by Nawaz’s sons in Pakistan.
According to the SECP, Hasan, Hussain Nawaz own shares in six companies.
The court has directed the SECP to freeze their shares and ordered both accused to appear in court by November 8 — failure to do so would result in them being declared proclaimed offenders.
The hearing was then adjourned until November 14.
The next hearing of Nawaz, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Capt (retd) Safdar is on November 3.
