ISLAMABAD: Accountability court on Monday adjourned the hearing of Narowal Sports City corruption case after National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has failed to file reference against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal.

During the hearing, the judge asked about the reference of Narowal Sports City case over which, the NAB representative told that the matter has already been forwarded to headquarters for approval.

The court, while directing the anti-graft watchdog to file the reference till next hearing, has adjourned the proceedings till August 26.

Previously, NAB had sought time from accountability court to submit reference against Ahsan Iqbal, saying that witnesses were not appearing due to coronavirus fear.

The PML-N leader expressed anger over NAB‘s statement asking why he was put in jail for two months when there were no witnesses.

The anti-graft watchdog body alleged that Iqbal had illegally initiated a project of Rs 3 billion in Narowal, causing a loss worth billions to the national exchequer.

NAB claimed to have received a complaint that the Narowal Sports City was constructed at a cost of approximately Rs6 billion, which was a violation of rules.—INP