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Lahore ATC Closes 2020 NAB Office Attack Case Against Maryam Nawaz and PML-N Leaders

The decision followed a police investigation that found no proof to back the stone‑pelting allegations.

Overview

  • The court approved a police report seeking dismissal and formally closed the NAB office attack case.
  • Judge Arshad Javed ruled the charges were unproven after the investigation and a prosecution request citing insufficient evidence.
  • NAB Additional Director Chaudhry Muhammad Asghar, the complainant, told the court he had no objection to the dismissal.
  • Police witnesses SP Moazzam Ali, DSP Zulfiqar Ali Butt, and DSP Muhammad Khan testified there was no basis to proceed to trial.
  • The 2020 FIR from Chuhng Police Station alleged stone‑pelting during Maryam Nawaz’s NAB appearance and named her, Capt (retd) Safdar, Rana Sanaullah and other PML‑N figures.