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KARACHI: An accountability court disqualified Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Syed Ali Nawaz Shah from Sindh Assembly after convicting him and his two close relatives in a fraud case.
The court convicted Ali Nawaz on Thursday along with his nephew, Syed Imtiaz Ali Shah, and cousin, former MNA Syed Khadim Ali Shah, in a case pertaining to land revenue fraud worth millions of rupees.
The court has imposed a fine of Rs0.56 million on Nawaz Shah, while Khadim Shah and Imtiaz Shah have been asked to pay a fine of Rs0.54 million and Rs0.43 million, respectively.
The veteran politician and PPP lawmaker was disqualified from holding membership of the legislature for ten years and was sentenced to five years in prison.
His cousin Syed Khadim, who also served as the federal population minister in 1988, and nephew Syed Imtiaz Ali Shah, have been sentenced to four and three years in prison, respectively.
The reference filed in 2001 alleged that Ali Nawaz Shah and others sold land to government at inflated prices and later claimed the land as their own.
The trio was accused of forging the land revenue department record for the purpose.
The accused allegedly made fake ‘power of attorney’ so that executants of the power of attorney received the payment of compensation of land on owner’s behalf.
However, no such power of attorney was actually given by land owner in favour of the contractor or his representative.
Chaudhry Mohammad Ashraf, Ali Nawaz Shah's spokesman, while talking to Dawn, termed the action a case of political victimisation, claiming that the fraud was committed by local revenue officials and not by Shah or his relatives.
Ashraf maintained that they were likely to challenge the verdict in the Sindh High Court.
Ali Nawaz Shah, who was first elected as member of the Sindh Assembly in 1977 also served as federal minister for industries in 1989. He has been elected a Senator and MPA three times since then.
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Sep 10, 2015 06:36pm
Excellent. Send a few more high profile corrupts to jail, and make an example of them
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Sep 10, 2015 06:38pm
Likely to challenge the verdict in SHC,let's see what SHC says.
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Sep 10, 2015 06:39pm
With such precedence the entire Sindh and Punjab Cabinet could be in trouble.
Good job.
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Sep 10, 2015 06:40pm
Good job NAB ! That's the way to weed out corruption
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Sep 10, 2015 06:41pm
we will see many more scapegoats like this just in order to show they are doing accountability, whereas big fishes will remain at large in and out of country enjoying on our money.
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Sep 10, 2015 06:56pm
"Mr Shah, who was first elected as member of the Sindh Assembly in 1977 had also served as federal minister for industries in 1989. He has been elected a Senator and an MPA three times since then."
Thugs like him have been ruling the country for decades and this is exactly why Pakistan is in such big shambles.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:02pm
Send the sharks in prison not small fish.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:10pm
If that is the punishment for 0.5 million, I wonder how will they deal with looters of billions?
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Sep 10, 2015 07:11pm
GREAT WORK. PAKISTAN FIGHTING BACK.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:11pm
seems like a small fish. just a matter of 0.5million.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:13pm
@nadeem exactly!
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Sep 10, 2015 07:16pm
Land revenue fraud worth 0.5 million rupees ! Really ?
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Sep 10, 2015 07:20pm
Excellent. This is just the beginning, there are a lot more to go. Keep up the good work.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:23pm
@Muslim
Not Punjab. Do you see anything done in Punjab by our modern day honorable Raheel Shareef? Punjab is as clean as a mountain stream water, nothing wrong happens there, talk to Haroon Rasheed and he'll let you know that the present regime in Punjab don't have corruption cases. That's what he claims.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:23pm
A 0.5 M fraudster has been sent to jail. Good but what about the big big fish? Is this the threshold of accountability standards?
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Sep 10, 2015 07:25pm
Right Action but a very SMALL FISH.........Big Ones have been allowed to vanish.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:26pm
justice would lead to peace and prosperity for the country . .. really appreciate the way for the actions taken against the high profile ppl which is not done before
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Sep 10, 2015 07:26pm
@Qamar . Very true written . So sad and shameful for Pakistani people just see such corrupt people ruling this nation for ages. Wake up Pakistan .
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Sep 10, 2015 07:28pm
Finally, something is happening. Small fishes, now medium size, but I am still waiting to see some big ones get caught in the net. A civilized society cannot glorify crooks, of any size. Law of the land has to be percieved to be equally applied to all, regardless of their political prowness, wealth or political stature.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:29pm
@khan Better to catch some big fishes before they swim away to Dubai, London or other destinations.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:33pm
The courts will eventually free them. There is no justice in Pakistan. I have lost all hope. You all just watch, the courts will process their appeals and will let them go free. This is (in)justice Pakistani style.
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Sep 10, 2015 07:36pm
Government and NAB must have spent more than a million rupees to fight this case !
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Sep 10, 2015 07:37pm
Still no punishment to the criminals of Asghar Khan case!
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Sep 10, 2015 07:42pm
no doubt excellent job but when will take the action against anjum aqeel PML N ex MNA, he was also involved in similar case in islamabad. he submitted affidavits in SC
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Sep 10, 2015 07:49pm
Excellent. Need to see more and more such news.
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Sep 10, 2015 08:02pm
Bravo NAB, caught a 0,5 million fraud and disqualified and sentenced 3 politicians on that, nothing wrong in that but what about those who have looted hundreds of billions and still going free. Your working is nothing but a shame.
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Sep 10, 2015 08:02pm
Excellent work NAB. I assume NAB has spent more the 1 Million Rs in order crack down of 0.5 Million corruption. Now the country is all free from Corruption.
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Sep 10, 2015 08:03pm
NAB must recover all the damages, court fee caused by the convicted corrupt individuals and ban their involvement or dealings with all governmental offices and departments.
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Sep 10, 2015 08:03pm
5 Lac Rupees scam, are you serious? And it's for fraud not even corruption!
Numerous videos out on Ministers taking bribes, policemen taking bribes, latest being
NAB chief in bribery scandal with Riaz Malik - when will action be taken against the actual corrupt?
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Sep 10, 2015 08:04pm
Breath of fresh air.... Good Job
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Sep 10, 2015 08:07pm
he is very influential person of his region and no one dare to confront him and his relatives I wonder why he is involved in just Rs.0.5 m fraud even his peons may be capable of doing much bigger fraud,however both the cousin had been federal ministers so what will be the outcome just follow the news
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Sep 10, 2015 08:08pm
Excellent work performed by NAB. SHC is requested to not to maintain such appeals concerning to corruption.
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Sep 10, 2015 08:11pm
It seems that a VIP jail will be needed.
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Sep 10, 2015 08:18pm
A case of 2001? That explains a lot?
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Sep 10, 2015 08:26pm
@Gul I agree with you, big fish must be netting from Punjab otherwise it will go a wrong message.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:03pm
Law should be same for all. Its time to catch the big fish.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:10pm
What about Nawaz and Zardari!! Do the right thing, they both should be barred from running it being in the office .
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Sep 10, 2015 09:13pm
@Khan- Pakistani 0.5 million rupees is fine that he has to pay; it is not the total corrupted amount. As per law procedure, that means he has to return the corrupted amount plus he has to fine of 0.5 Mio
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Sep 10, 2015 09:25pm
Good. Law should be applied evenly.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:27pm
I am waiting for Zardari and Nawaz's cases.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:28pm
A politician finally caught with a million Rupees fraud , not billions dollar corruption I was hearing for last 28 yrs. Every Pakistani Jubilant and applauding.Politician are going to jail and killed every day for there believe in democracy so what's big deal. But never any religious leader punished and they are killing innocent Pakistani.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:36pm
Excellent job, but need action in Punjab Model Town, Nandipur, Chicken Business, NAB 150 defaulters, Mehran Bank, Samdi confession statement, if these high profile cases not taken action, than as per Qaim Ali shah that attack on Sindh.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:39pm
thanks god
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Sep 10, 2015 09:46pm
Even though this is a commendable effort from NAB but do corrupts only belong to PPP? When will NAB act against PML-N corrupts? What about Nandipur power plant, LNG contract, Metro Scams, Paragon city scam of Saad Rafiq?
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Sep 10, 2015 09:54pm
Anyone convicted of fraud should never be allowed to hold any office.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:55pm
Excellent! Keep it up.
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Sep 10, 2015 09:56pm
@Qamar , his past activities should also be investigated.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:10pm
This is not the right approach at all. This is a very weeak person from good old days when crime was in its infancy. Just a small fly in the Ali Baba's den. There must be some sense of proportion in such dealings.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:36pm
The fraud was worth millions and the fine is only 0.5M
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Sep 10, 2015 10:40pm
Starting with little people, still a long way to go. Bravo Rangers/army.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:45pm
Apprehend the top corrupt persons and punish them as examples to other. Have no mercy or NRO in view of notion of necessity. All corrupt people must go. Now or Never.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:54pm
I can tell you who sold inflated land to Punjab Govt and have a proof, you won't even touch them. They in fact are having fun of their life.
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Sep 10, 2015 10:57pm
Accountability court convicted Ali Nawaz on Thursday along with his nephew, Syed Imtiaz Ali Shah, and cousin, former MNA Syed Khadim Ali Shah, in a case pertaining to land revenue fraud worth millions of rupees The trio was accused of forging the land revenue department record for the purpose. The PPP lawmaker was also disqualified from holding membership of the legislature for ten years and was sentenced to five years in prison.
If the Lahore High Court sets the culprits free than it should be considered as throwing dust in the eyes of the state officials therefore the NAB officials should be fired, sent to jail and their entire property confiscated for leaving lacunas in the trial.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:06pm
@A.Ali
Agree. Are these the only trio who did that? Why are other stories about Money Fraud or Land Fraud any different??? Maybe Fair Share did not reach the higher ups! How about NS and family, took Rs6B 30 years ago from NBP, never paid a penny back till Dec 2014 but same amount. There is cost of capital... With the rates in Pakistan that money doubles every 6 to 7 years....
Do what a Gulf Country did about their own wealthy corrupts who looted thru Govt Positions; 1st put them in jail, take away all they made since joining Govt Office.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:06pm
What about AAZ?
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Sep 10, 2015 11:19pm
A small step in the right direction.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:29pm
These kind of people worry me they call themselves Syed And Shah. And then commit fraud. if proven guilty please lock them up and throw away the key
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Sep 10, 2015 11:30pm
Another excellent job from Heroes NAB
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Sep 10, 2015 11:30pm
Crush the corrupt for ever and save Pakistan.
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Sep 10, 2015 11:32pm
Please do more. There are loads still out there
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Sep 11, 2015 12:39am
Nothing but a mockery. Those who plundered thousands of billions of Rupees, are given such an example punishment. Trust me, such cases can only prove in the negative, that is, people will believe they can get away few billions of rupees for five years of imprisonment. Not a bad bargain.
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Sep 11, 2015 12:39am
someone actually going to prison in pakistan !??!?!?
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Sep 11, 2015 12:41am
It is not understood that there is no check and balance of any deptt. In pakistan.everything is so easily done by culprits.the concerned department should also be taken to task.
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Sep 11, 2015 12:54am
Too light of a sentence no good hang em all
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Sep 11, 2015 02:17am
Good job! There are plenty more where he came from! Go get them too!
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Sep 11, 2015 03:06am
0.5 million fine....What a joke and time wasting effort....Nothing happen in this country
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Sep 11, 2015 03:10am
Excellent , now seize the assets , looking forward to hearing soon for other big fish
Long live Army and rangers
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Sep 11, 2015 04:04am
Good for the country.
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Sep 11, 2015 04:14am
These people should be given extra punishment for tarnishing the good name of Syeds in Pakistan. Next the CM of Sind should also be investigated and punished.
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Sep 11, 2015 05:17am
Zardari will be shocked to hear this. Imagine, people being sent to jail for wrong doing. How can this be?
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Sep 11, 2015 05:17am
@With due respect For the 19th time!!! lmao
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Sep 11, 2015 05:19am
@Nabeel because it's fake
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Sep 11, 2015 06:43am
Who was the beneficiary? The revenue staff or the lagislator. The punishment is rather soft
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Sep 11, 2015 08:13am
Good riddance...!
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Sep 11, 2015 12:45pm
And SHC will eventually release them on bail.
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