Sharif family's alleged front man arrested at airport

LAHORE: An alleged front man of Sharif family Muhammad Mushtaq was arrested at Allama Iqbal International Airport.

According to NAB spokesman here Monday, the accused was trying to flee to Dubai when officials of a federal department detained him.

Mushtaq was accused of depositing Rs 500 million at first into his account and then transferred into the account of Salman Shahbaz Sharif through fake transactions.

It is pertinent to mention here that the bureau had requested the authority concerned for placing the name of Muhammad Mushtaq on the Exit Control List (ECL).

The accused will be presented before the accountability court on Tuesday for obtaining physical remand.