KARACHI: The Accountability Court has approved National Accountability Bureau(NAB) ‘s request to withdraw the reference against former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the case of alleged illegal recruitment in Pakistan State Oil.

A hearing was held in the Accountability Court of Karachi on the reference of alleged illegal recruitment in PSO.

The court accepted the request of the NAB officials to withdraw the reference and ordered the reference to be sent back to the NAB chairman.

According to NAB officials, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others were accused of illegal appointment of former MD PSO, misuse of powers and damage to national exchequer.

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Earlier, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has acquitted former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others in the LNG terminal case.

Islamabad Accountability Court Judge Nasir Javed heard the NAB reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others, in which Deputy Prosecutor NAB Azhar Maqbool appeared in the court while Shahid Khaqan’s lawyers were also present in the court.

Meanwhile, an application was filed by NAB in which NAB requested to withdraw the LNG reference against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others.