NAB to hold fresh inquiries against politicians, bureaucrats

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published November 21, 2018

NAB Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal. — APP/File

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday decided to hold fresh inquiries against some politicians and bureaucrats, including former federal minister Akram Khan Durrani and former Sindh minister Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, for their alleged involvement in corruption.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the NAB’s executive board that was presided over by NAB Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal.

The meeting also decided to file references against former federal minister Arbab Alamgir Khan and former adviser to the prime minister Asma Alamgir Khan. They have been accused of having assets beyond their known sources of income.

Former federal minister Akram Durrani among those to be investigated for corruption

The meeting approved filing of a corruption reference against Dr Ehsan Ali, former vice chancellor of Abdul Wali Khan University, for alleged abuse of authority, illegal appointments and granting foreign scholarships to favourites, causing Rs483.76 million loss to the national kitty.

Inquiries have also been authorised against Dr Azam Hussain, former vice chancellor of the Peoples University of Medical and Health Services, Shaheed Benazirabad; Emad Shah Bukhari, Messrs Avenue Ventures; officers of Capital Development Authority (CDA); Nepra Power Plants; Public Power Generation Companies’ Central Power Generation Agency; officers of National Transmission and Distribution Company; Messrs Shahzada Security Company; Tehkal, Peshawar and others; officers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tourism department, revenue department and National Highway Authority (NHA); and a sub-engineer of provincial sub division, Khairpur, Syed Yasin Shah, contractor Agha Mohammad Pathan and others.

The meeting accorded approval to five investigations against various persons, including Senator Rubina Khalid, the management of Messrs Cosmos Production, Shaheed Benazirabad Bhutto University vice chancellor Dr Akhtar Baloch, Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) managing director Asim Murtaza Khan, former chairman of the PPL’s board of directors Hidayatullah Pirzada, general manager of business development Abdul Wahid, PPL chief economist Rahat Hussain; revenue department and NHA officers, contractor Sardar Ashraf Baloch, former director general of provincial housing authority Abdul Haleem Piracha and former housing secretary Javed Ahmed Zakiullah.

Published in Dawn, November 21st, 2018

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Nov 21, 2018 09:55am

As usual only talking, meetings and waste of resources and no result.

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I. Mirza

Nov 21, 2018 10:18am

We all know who the crooks are. Putting them away is the difficulty.

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Justicefirst

Nov 21, 2018 10:45am

It is always good to expand the net but please decide the cases of those already in net.Pakistan get rid of corruption from this country but it seem a dream.

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Bilal

Nov 21, 2018 11:30am

Seriously? University vice chancellors?? What about government politicians like Jehangir Tareen, Humayun Akhtar (both own large sugar mills) for their role as ministers in the sugar crisis during Musharraf time?

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ahmad

Nov 21, 2018 11:56am

You made me happy NAB

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Qaiser Ahmed

Nov 21, 2018 12:44pm

How many investigations has NAB been successful in the last 12 months? NONE.

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Khalil

Nov 21, 2018 01:03pm

They need to conclude previous investigations first before starting new ones. What happened to Ahad Cheema and Fawad Hasan Fawad?

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Sami Ullah

Nov 21, 2018 01:12pm

Keep going after these looters including those in the ranks of Fazlu Rehman MMA. Astonishing to know that their deeds did smell to warrant NAB investigation.

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Ahmed bin Babar

Nov 21, 2018 01:17pm

In such case the NAB would require more money & men to cope with such a gigantic task...

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Zoraiz Zafar

Nov 21, 2018 01:53pm

What about Aleem Khan, Jahangir Tareen and Pervez Khattak? Why are they being overlooked?

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M. asghar

Nov 21, 2018 01:59pm

NAB should not only start the different inquiries , but they should also conclude them efficiently.

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ali ahmed

Nov 21, 2018 02:44pm

Any action against Aleena Khan...making property in Dubai and money trail or she is above law?

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Bilal Khan

Nov 21, 2018 02:51pm

Always allegations meetings courts trials but never punishment. No powerful has served his full sentence. Always get away. Its all a drama.

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Iqbal Hadi Zaidi

Nov 21, 2018 02:57pm

Waste of time and money on holding meetings and issuing names like this. 1st arrest them all and then ask them to prove their innocence if NAB is truly serious otherwise it is no ore than an eye wash activity. Zardari is still out Shahbaz also not jailed means NAB is not efficient and t must be placed under PM instead of being so independent. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi

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Iqbal Hadi Zaidi

Nov 21, 2018 03:35pm

Isn’t it sheer waste of time and money on the part of Chairman NAB on holding meetings and issuing names like this? NAB must 1st arrest them all and then ask them to prove their innocence if NAB is truly serious otherwise it is nothing more than an eye wash activity to be honest. Let us be crystal clear about both Zardari and Shahbaz to say categorically if they are corrupt or not. If Zardari is corrupt then how he is still out while Shahbaz is also not jailed means NAB is not efficient to prove corruption charges against both of them and therefore NAB must be placed under PM so that it is also accountable instead of being so independent because regretfully such independence has proved to be very much detrimental to our national interests. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi

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Shib

Nov 21, 2018 03:37pm

@KB, that is Very TRUE... Instead of opening so many inquiries... cannot they focus on mega corruption and bring these to their logical conclusion...Once it is achieved....which I have all my sincere doubts....than NAB should move to smaller thugs... otherwise....it is totally waste of nations resources and money that being invested in NAB.....If these is no out come of any of these mega corruption... Better SHUT DOWN NAB....

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Saad

Nov 21, 2018 03:41pm

One from our sides, include Ch Qamar Zaman, ex Chairman NAB, who not only looted public money, he in fact, gave corrupt politicians a clean chit, especially Hudaibia case.

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Khan

Nov 21, 2018 06:44pm

Great move, Nab should also investigate Gul Hameed Khan Rokhari current Nazim of Mianwali ,EX Punjab Revenue Ministers holding Government lands,for corruption and having assets in billions rupees behind his sources of income.

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