An accountability court in Lahore said on Thursday that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was wrongfully declared an absconder and the proceedings show a pattern of ‘political victimisation’ in a plot allotment case.

In a detailed verdict issued on Thursday, the court said that the government forced the National Accountability Bureau to implicate Nawaz Sharif in a corruption case to affect his political future.

The detailed order also told NAB and revenue authorities to unfreeze Nawaz’s assets. The court ordered that copies of the judgement be sent to NAB’s chairman as well.

The order added that nawaz also needs to be given the same relief that was extended to the main accused in the case, as per an old decision of the Supreme Court.

The court said that due procedure was not followed while declaring Nawaz an absconder. The case for assets to be unfrozen was filed by shareholders of the former Prime minister’s property.