Islamabad, May 8 (TNS): In a major development, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) ordered an inquiry against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and others for allegedly laundering $4.9 billion to India, says a press release issued by the prime anti-graft watchdog.
According to a NAB statement, the chairman of the bureau has taken notice of media report which made the claims.
According to the media report, this incident is mentioned in the World Bank’s Migration and Remittance Book 2016.
However, details of the media report in question have not been mentioned in the statement.
The statement claims that the amount was laundered to the Indian finance ministry after which Indian foreign exchange reserves witnessed an increase and Pakistan suffered as a result.
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