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The National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) executive board decided on Friday to investigate allegations against former president Pervez Musharraf for "holding assets beyond means", DawnNewsTV reported.
According to DawnNewsTV the NAB executive board will also investigate the retired general for "wrongful use of power."
The NAB chairman, retired Justice Javed Iqbal, also ordered investigations against various current and former officials, including Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Moonis Elahi, for owning an offshore company; and the president of Bank of Punjab, for having assets beyond means.
On February 9, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) had redefined NAB's powers, allowing the bureau to investigate ex-military men, especially retired generals, and directed it to investigate Musharraf for his alleged corruption while holding his office.
The February judgement cleared a 19-year-old ambiguity in the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) due to which NAB had always shown reluctance in proceeding against retired army officers despite complaints of corruption against them.
The matter was taken to the IHC by retired Lt Col Inamur Rahim in 2014, who sought a probe into the alleged corruption done by Musharraf.
In his complaint filed some five years ago, the petitioner had asked NAB to hold an inquiry into the allegation that the general, in his nomination papers, had declared assets which were beyond his known sources of income.
According to the petitioner, Musharraf, as chief of the army staff as well as the president of Pakistan, had violated his oath according to which he was duty bound to defend the country and protect its citizens.
Inam had referred to page 237 of Musharraf’s book, In the Line of Fire, and its chapter titled ‘Man Hunt’ to point out that the former military ruler admitted to handing over a large number of people to the US "in order to make money".
The petitioner had also alleged that Musharraf “injected corruption into the senior hierarchy of the armed forces by allotting them plots over and above their entitlements”.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:12pm
Musharraf admitted that he accepted millions from Ex Saudi king so Nawaz be allowed to come back. Also in his rule, sectarian killing continued.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:17pm
We will wait how powerful NAB is. What happened other Army officers who was investigated by NAB. They only show their muscles to politicians.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:22pm
According to the article he sold Pakistanis to the US for money, an inhumane act indeed.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:23pm
Why don't these people give up this nonsense and concentrate on real corrupt and looters? Musharraf has done a lot of great things for Pakistan, he was a great General and a great President.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:26pm
Whilst it is right to investigate anyone having assets beyond their means and those who held Public office, I think there many other candidates who should be on top of this list than Musharaf.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:30pm
Musharraf should be considered as a greatest criminal of all time because of whom thousands of Pakistani soldiers got killed in Kargil.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:44pm
@Chanakya Sherif family is NO Less...
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Apr 20, 2018 05:57pm
This is a personal dispute. Musharaf is clean as a whistle. Those who are bad mouthing him, he was one of the highest selling author between 2001-2008. His own biography sold millions of copies internationally.
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Apr 20, 2018 05:59pm
“The petitioner had also alleged that Musharraf injected corruption into the senior hierarchy of the armed forces by allotting them plots over and above their entitlements”. Yes, that is the right kind of music the ears have been thirsting to hear; investigate the army as well for corruption committed by them. Why exempt them as if they are above and beyond the law.
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Apr 20, 2018 06:09pm
Musharraf must also be tried if NAB has any valid proof but in last 10 years the nation has been looted by the rulers to the extent anyone can only dream. Our loans have exceeded Rs23 trillion which used to be Rs8 trillion when Musharraf left. The more important is Rs15 trillion robbed in 10 years or Rs8 trillion in 60 years since independence.
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Apr 20, 2018 06:58pm
When Musharaf toppled the government,he addressed the nation and declared his assets which included a plot in DHA Rawalpindi and a plot in Karachi & 3 lacs in cash.Nonetheless,after many years in government,when he filed nomination papers to ECP he declared assets worth Rs 68 crores.NAB can get hold of his address to nation and the document he filed with ECP and ask him to justify how did he amass this fortune,as simple as that.
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Apr 20, 2018 06:58pm
Musharraf was an excellent leader - he came the closest to resolving the Kashmir issue with the BJP and also the economy and more importantly image of Pakistan improved...
He made some mistakes along the way but still was better then the rest.
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Apr 20, 2018 07:10pm
No one is above the law, if Musharaf broke the law, he needs to be punished.
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Apr 20, 2018 07:29pm
How NAB could investigate how much Musharraf had been paid and is being paid for his world wide lecturing on various subject on invitations? Such payments are mostly confidential.
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Apr 20, 2018 08:11pm
Those 19 current and former govt officials should be named. The nation must know who these people are..
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Apr 20, 2018 08:19pm
@Dr.M.S.Awan Property prices in Karachi and Rawalpindi have increased at least 10 fold from 2001.Mr Musharraf earn at least US$100K from one lecture.Do our other leaders are invited by international forums to address them.In last 10 years the government has borrowed locally and internationally more than US 160 billion. NAB find out where has it gone.
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Apr 20, 2018 08:19pm
Money collect from US went to Nation treasury not Musharraf pocket.
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Apr 20, 2018 08:23pm
By all means NAB is free to investigate our beloved Former President Gen ((rtd) Pervez Musharraf, he is honest, clean, & certainly no assets beyond means. He got handsome remuneration on hundreds of lectures he gave in US, UK, besides his pension,his perks as per law, and ofcourse his income from his book " In the line of Fire" .If respectfully asked he can give money trail with pleasure. He is not like some politicians running post and pillars for new NRO. The people in Pak are well aware whenever the noose is tighten around corrupt politicians, they use their distraction policy to divert their blunders attention, towards a innocent and loving General like Pervez Musharraf.
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Apr 20, 2018 08:29pm
@ Syed Zafar Kazmi U.S.A .It's not true. The retired officers of Armed Forces get their pension, or other entitlements as per rule & law. All these are well documented and the retired person also pay taxes. A smell of biased mindset is felt from writings without knowledge of facts & figures.
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Apr 20, 2018 08:57pm
Let the corrupt know that the people know.
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Apr 20, 2018 09:07pm
Most of Musharraf's income was made abroad after his retirement, that's why there is not a single allegation of source of corruption against him. Abuse of power? No Pakistani citizens were rounded up from within Pakistan to hand over to Americans - the only ones they had were captured in Afghanistan. Those who make these baseless, old allegations should name the individuals or stop this.
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Apr 20, 2018 09:09pm
I believe Musharraf got lot of money from his book deal.
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Apr 20, 2018 09:13pm
Finally!!!!!!!
Truth prevails even if it is late.
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Apr 20, 2018 09:16pm
Always wondered how Musharaf became a billionaire. He stole food from your children’s mouths
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Apr 20, 2018 09:20pm
Good news, as law should be same for all - no matter who they are and what is their political or status have been!
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Apr 20, 2018 09:47pm
@Political connoisseur - oh, how innocent that he is running away from country and courts are quiet.
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Apr 20, 2018 09:55pm
@Changez Khan
He was neither a great general nor a great president , just another imbecile mortal driven by lust, greed and ego.
The history has repeated this time and again.
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Apr 20, 2018 10:04pm
If that's the case, then NAB should also re open cases against Zardari, look at his wealth, Zardari is an uneducated guy who didn't have 2 silver rupees to rub together, today he's a Billionaire, that's in Dollars by the way. Speaking of corruption, Zardari is the King of corruption, the whole country knows that.
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Apr 20, 2018 10:06pm
@King;
Wrong!!. Musharraf never accepted the $10 million he received from the then Saudi King had a quid pro quo, not to mention the fact that Musharraf was already out of the office at the time of the gift.
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Apr 20, 2018 10:12pm
If Musharraf was corrupt why are all the big names of corruption against him?
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Apr 20, 2018 11:00pm
@Maria u verify before allegations. That money belong to GOP . Musharraf was given Saudi money after he quit Pak. He also earned a lot by giving lectures
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Apr 20, 2018 11:05pm
I have not read Musharraf’s book but if he has indeed admitted to handing over Pakistani national to another country without preorders of their alleged crime against that country and a court of law allowing for that person to be extrodiated to that country then I have today changed my mind about Musharraf - he is a criminal that must be brought to justice and if found guilty suffer the fate of a traitor
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Apr 20, 2018 11:06pm
Closing the gate after the Horse is gone.
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Apr 20, 2018 11:35pm
Fair enough! Everyone should be held accountable for any alleged wrong-doring.
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Apr 21, 2018 12:19am
NAB is making the whole country fool. How many corrupt officials have been locked up,and how much loots money they have recovered?
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Apr 21, 2018 01:29am
@King Musharaf accepted millions of dollars for Pakistan exchequer, which he used to pay off the huge loans built up by civilian governments. Musharaf had brought the total outstanding debt from $42bn down to $30bn.
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Apr 21, 2018 01:59am
@Asim
You must be an Indian.
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Apr 21, 2018 05:12am
Too late now... He already spent away his loot!!
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Apr 21, 2018 05:33am
Sir Pervez Musharraf is the best, our great leader.
Respect from Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.
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Apr 21, 2018 05:38am
@Chanakya But what about innocent killed by live fire of Indian army in Kashmir, blinded by pellet guns, we must look at both wrongs not just Pakistan, this is the problem with my IndoPak family. Chanankya was a great smart philosopher I have respect for him.
IndoPak Blood Brothers 4 Life!
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Apr 21, 2018 06:45pm
NAB can check his accumulation of wealth to their hearts content. They will find nothing wrong with that. As for the other matter, he has friends in high places who will provide him any protection which he needs. So there is nothing anyone can cause any harm to him at least in this world. Though how will he manage to get away from answering in the hereafter for his misdeeds committed in the line of fire remains doubtful.
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