MULTAN: The local revenue department office is busy scrutinising its record to trace if there is any property in the district owned by ex-MNA retired Capt Muhammad Safdar, the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his (Safdar’s) wife Mariam Nawaz, their son and two daughters, Dawn has learnt.

As per official sources, Khyber Pakhtunkhwah National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Additional Director (Staff) for Director General Zahir Shah had written a letter to Multan commissioner, stating the bureau was conducting a corruption probe against former MNA FROM NA-21 Mr Safdar and others under the provisions of NAB Ordinance 1999.

In this regard, the bureau sought details of properties, if any, owned by the suspect and his family members in the district, they said.

The commissioner had been asked to provide the documents/information relevant to the inquiry.

The documents, the letter seeks, should carry the details of the properties owned by Mr Safdar and his family, including the name of the owner, mauza and tehsil, nature of property, mode, cost and date of acquisition and its current market value.

It has been stated that the record should be provided to Investigation Officer Rabnawaz Ranjha.

City Assistant Commissioner Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi confirmed that the revenue staff was busy working on the task.

He said the report would be sent to NAB Peshawar soon after examination of the revenue record of the district.

On July 4, NAB Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal had ordered verification of a complaint received by the bureau against Mr Safdar in which it was alleged that he was involved in the misappropriating public funds through fake development schemes in his constituency.

NAB Peshawar was already probing another complaint alleging that Mr Safdar had distributed development contracts worth Rs3 billion to his friends and family in violation of laid down criteria.

It was also alleged that misappropriation of Rs2 billion was committed by Mr Safdar with the help of contractors through fake development schemes, which were only existed on paper.

Published in Dawn, August 6th, 2018