December 6, 2003	Saturday	Shawwal 11, 1424

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ISLAMABAD, Dec 5: The Senate was informed on Friday that cases were initiated against 14 military personnel working in civil departments under NAB Ordinance during the year 2002-03.

Through a written reply to a question, raised by People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Khan Babar, the government provided complete details of the charges against the officials and the present status of the cases.

The Senate was informed that three references were pending against Chairman of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Rear Admiral Akbar Hussain Khan (retd) in an accountability court in Karachi. The KPT chairman has been charged with misuse of authority.

A similar reference is pending adjudication in an accountability court in Karachi against former Director of Ship Management of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) Commodore Ashfaq Baig Mirza (retd).

The Senate was informed that references for misuse of authority were pending against former PNSC chairman Rear Admiral Javaid Ali (retd) and former naval chief Mansoorul Haq.

Former director-general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Major Mushtaq Ahmed (retd) is also facing charges of keeping assets beyond his known means of income and a case is pending in an accountability court.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is investigating cases against former Wapda Chairman Lt-Gen Zahid Ali Akbar (retd), former secretary of Lahore Cantonment Cooperative Housing Society Brig Karrar Ali Agha (retd) and former secretary Services and General Administration Capt Muhammad Yunas Jafar (retd) for having assets beyond their known means of income.

References are also under process against former deputy commissioner of Multan Major Shakeel Ahmed (retired) and deputy director of housing department Capt Mohammad Saeed (retired) also for having assets beyond their known means of income and against Commodore Tayyab Naqvi of Fisheries and former managing director of Pakistan Steel Mills Ilyas Shamim for misuse of authority.

The Senate was also informed that a case on charges of corruption was under process against former administrator of Evacuee Trust Major Muhammad Rasheed Ahmed and Capt Syed Naseer Ahmed (retired) whose designation was not mentioned.