Pakistan anti-graft body arrests Shahbaz Sharif in two corruption cases

Pakistan's Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif has been arrested by the country's anti-graft body for his alleged involvement in two corruption cases, a senior official said. He is the younger brother of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. 

National Accountability Bureau spokesperson Nawazish Ali Asim said that Shahbaz Sharif was arrested after he failed to give the satisfactory reply to the



NAB officials over his alleged role in awarding contracts in two firms. 

Shahbaz was allegedly involved in the corruption of 14 billion Pakistani rupees Ashiana Housing project and 4 billion rupees Punjab Saaf Pani Company scams. 

The PML-N has condemned the arrest of Shahbaz and termed it a "political victimisation".