ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz told the National Assembly on Tuesday that a report on the prize bonds business would be presented before the house in two weeks.

“This is an illicit and illegal business and a complete report on it will be presented before the house in two weeks,” Mr Aziz said while responding to a call attention notice moved by Chaudhry Anwar Ali Cheema, Mohammad Hanif Abasi, Inamul Haq Piracha, Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi and Chaudhry Haroon Qaiser, regarding harassment of the prize bond dealers by the police.

The minister said the prize bonds business was continuing and the matter of harassment would be taken care of after taking account of the whole situation.—APP

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