The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked banks to unfreeze the accounts of United Commercial Bank (UCB) Chairman and Ananta Group Managing Director Sharif Zahir and his family.

The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the revenue board lifted the restriction on money withdrawal or transfer from the accounts of Sharif on Thursday, along with his mother Qamrun Nahar Zahir and his brother Asif Zahir. 

The development came four days after the CIC blocked withdrawals and transfers from the accounts.

Qamrun Nahar is the chairperson of leading garment exporter Ananta Group and Asif Zahir is deputy managing director of the same business house. 

The NBR, however, maintained restrictions on the access to lockers maintained by Sharif and his family members.