An accountability court in Islamabad on Friday ordered to unfreeze properties, cars, and bank accounts owned by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif in the Toshakhana case filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
In October, the same accountability court judge postponed the arrest warrant of the three-time former prime minister in the Toshakhana case after the NAB prosecutor presented no objections.
At the start of today's hearing, accountability court judge Muhammad Bashir ordered the authorities to restore Nawaz's seized property and cars, as well as to unfreeze his accounts.
After the Islamabad High Court proclaimed him an absconder, an accountability court ordered the forfeiture of the former prime minister's property in the Toshakhana vehicles reference in 2020.
A 1,650-kanal agricultural land in Lahore, a Mercedes, a Land Cruiser, two tractors, local and international bank accounts, a home in Murree, and 102-kanal land in Sheikhupura are among the assets.
The NAB reference filed against Zardari and Nawaz charges them with receiving vehicles from Toshakhana (the gift depository) by paying 15% of the car's MSRP.
Zardari also got vehicles as presents from Libya and the UAE while president and utilized them for personal use rather than putting them in the treasury, according to the NAB.
Former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani has been charged with assisting Zardari and Nawaz in this matter. Gillani has been charged by the NAB with easing the protocol for accepting and disposing of presents.
The Omni Group's owners, Khawaja Anwar Majeed and Khawaja Abdul Ghani Majeed are also named as the accused in the reference.
According to reports, Nawaz did not hold any governmental post in 2008 but was granted a car for no reason. According to NAB, the leaders have been charged with corruption under Section 9 (A) sub-sections 2, 4, 7, and 12.