According to specifics, the Accountability Court (AC) received a report from the accountability bureau about the Toshakhana reference.
According to the NAB inquiry report, Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), did not use a fictitious account to pay the money needed to purchase the car from Toshakhana.
The investigation told the court that although the car was turned over to Toshakhana in 1997, Nawaz did not own it at the time of its 2008 purchase.
Furthermore, in the Toshakhana reference, the accountability court has the power to exonerate former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
It is important to note that in January 2020, the executive board members authorized three references against former premiers Nawaz Sharif and Yousaf Raza Gillani, as well as former president Asif Ali Zardari, regarding the charges during a meeting presided over by Justice Retd Javed Iqbal, who was then the chairman of the NAB.
In addition, a complaint was brought against Anwar Majeed and Abdul Ghani Majeed for failing to pay the taxes on the high-end cars that were imported through Toshakhana.
According to the reference, the former president paid the tax amounts on the opulent cars that were gifts from the UAE and Libya using fictitious bank accounts rather than giving them to Toshakhana.
According to the report, former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani extended undue favors to the president, and Nawaz Sharif was permitted to give Asif Zardari the cars during his administration.
It is important to note that the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified the PTI head for making “false statements and incorrect declaration,” which led to the Toshakhana issue becoming a major political sticking point in the country.
According to Articles 167 and 173 of the constitution, the former premier was determined to have engaged in corrupt activities, according to the ruling. “He will be the target of a criminal investigation for making a false statement.”
