ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take action against its officials over negligence in the National Insurance Company (NICL) scam case.

The three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Ifthikar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Gulzar Ahmed resumed hearing of the NICL corruption case.

During the course of proceedings, FIA director legal Azam Khan presented the investigation report into the case before the apex court.

He informed the court that five of the accused were absconding and that the FIA had written a letter to the Ministry of Interior to put their names on the Exit Control List (ECL).

The chief justice asked as to how absconders were being granted bail and also sought details of the bail granted to Mohsin Habib and Amin Fahim.

The FIA director legal informed the court that Mohammad Akram Cheema had deposited a cheque of Rs42 million, which had bounced and said that accused Chaudhry Muhammad Akram had gone underground to avoid arrest.

He said that Mohsin Habib was in the United Kingdom and that the Islamabad High Court had granted him one month bail.

The chief justice asked the FIA director legal as to how Mohsin Habib received bail while he was an absconder.

Later, the apex court sought the bail record of Mohsin Habib and Amin Fahim.