LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday sought an affidavit from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) about the withdrawal of its plea before the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) challenging a judicial direction for the closure of Chaudhry Sugar Mills investigation against Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.

A deputy prosecutor general for the NAB informed a full bench that the FCC office had returned the petition raising an objection to its maintainability.

Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, who headed the bench, instructed the NAB prosecutor to submit an affidavit to this effect on May 11.

Through Advocate Javed Arshad, the chief minister filed the application after an accountability court on March 16 allowed a NAB plea for the closure of the sugar mills investigation against her.

The accountability court declared that Maryam may withdraw her surety bond of Rs70 million furnished against the post-arrest bail granted to her in the case.

Published in Dawn, May 5th, 2026