Imran Khan's former aide on accountability Shahzad Akbar summoned by NAB

LAHORE: Former special assistant to the prime minister on accountability Mirza Shahzad Akbar has been summoned by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on October 21.

Akbar is called on by NAB for possessing assets beyond means.

Earlier this year in June, a news agency alleged Akbar of forming a group and buying properties worth "billions of rupees" under the pretext of improving the accountability process.

The former aide to PM denied the allegations, issuing a clarification that the news published against him was "baseless" and warned media publications to avoid publishing such news, or else he would take legal action.

Suspension on Akbar's flight ban by IHC

Akbar is allegedly living in London following his abrupt departure to Dubai in April after his name was removed from the stop list on the Islamabad High Court's orders.

It should be noted that the former aide tendered his resignation to PM Imran Khan in January this year — just three months ahead of his ouster through a no-confidence motion in the National Assembly in April, making him the first premier to be ousted through the move.

Akbar was later placed on the stop list — barring him from travelling abroad without permission — by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in April, following the ouster of Khan's government.

The list also included names of five more aides serving during Khan's tenure including Shahbaz Gill, according to Geo News.

Both Akbar and Gill had approached the IHC for the removal of their names from the list, after which the court dismissed the travel ban and suspended the FIA's notification.

Akbar termed the inclusion of his name on the list as "political victimisation".