Court dismisses Raja Pervez Ashraf’s acquittal plea in Naudero II power plant case

An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday dismissed applications of former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and ten other accused seeking acquittal in the Naudero II power plant case.

According to the details, Judge Muhammad Bashir announced this verdict on the applications filed under NAB Amendment Ordinance, 2019.

The anti-corruption watchdog had filed a reference pertaining to Naudero II power plant case in 2013, according to which, Raja Pervez Ashraf and other accused allegedly misused their powers, inflicting a loss of Rs7.5 million on the national exchequer.

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