Pakistan's former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrested by the national anti-corruption body in a case related to a natural gas contract
Pakistan's former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrives to appear in a court in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018.
The National Accountability Bureau said in a statement Abbasi had been arrested in a case that was opened last year over a liquefied natural gas terminal project.The arrest, as Abbasi was on his way to a news conference in the eastern city of Lahore, adds to a political scene already thick with accusations of corruption and abuse of office with opposition parties planning a day of protest next week.
"We are not afraid of your fascist acts. Don't think that you will gag our voices through such arrests," he said. Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court in 2017 over accusations that eventually led to a seven-year jail sentence for receiving undeclared income. Abbasi took over as premier and served for less than a year before losing an election to Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in 2018.
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