LAHORE (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday has arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan in connection with offshore company scandal.

According to details, the anti-corruption watchdog had summoned Aleem Khan at Lahore office for interrogation.

The anti-corruption watchdog had summoned Aleem Khan at Lahore office for interrogation. NAB officials were reportedly not satisfied with the records provided by the accused.

Earlier, PTI leader said that he had provided the details of his assets to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).

“I never ever committed corruption of a single penny or hold a piece of land in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” he clarified.

It is to be mentioned here that NAB had initiated probe into Aleem Khan’s offshore company on order of Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal after he was named in Panama Leaks in April 2016 among 435 Pakistanis.

A thorough inquiry had been launched into shell entities situated in British Virgin Islands and the accountability bureau had sought details of persons concerned from Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).