LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s cousin Yousaf Abbas on Wednesday approached the Lahore High Court for post-arrest bail in Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case.

A division bench comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Anwarul Haq Pannun will take up the petition on Thursday (today).

Ms Nawaz has already been granted bail by court with a condition of surrendering her passport.

The NAB had arrested Ms Nawaz and Abbas on Aug 8 from Kot Lakhpat jail where they went to meet Nawaz Sharif. They underwent physical remand with the NAB for 49 days and were sent on judicial remand on Sept 25.

The bureau accused Abbas of committing money laundering using accounts of the sugar mills being its director. It said the accused received payment orders issued from exchange companies of the UAE amounting to Rs100 million in 2013 in his personal account.

It said the offence committed by the accused fell within the domain of the NAB ordinance and the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010.

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2019