KARACHI, Nov 25: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Sindh, on Saturday asked the Special Anti-corruption Court, Karachi, to produce the progress of cases against former controller of Karachi Building Control Authority Brig (Retd) A. S. Nasir and former provincial minister Imtiaz Sheikh.

Informed sources believe that the cases, pertaining to a land scam, may be transferred from the anti-corruption court to NAB courts, the sources said.

Former minister Imtaiz Sheikh and his brother, Maqbool Sheikh, are facing charges relating to unauthorised and illegal transfer and allotment of hundreds of acres land in Korangi areas to private parties.

According to the prosecution, Imtaiz Sheikh abused his position as public servant and played a key role in allotting government lands to private parties illegally while he was holding the portfolio of revenue minister.

In the other case, Brig Nasir, Gul Mohammad Khanani (owner of Gul Plaza), and KBCA offers Ali Zafar Qadri, Syed Mehmood Ali, Abdul Rehman Ansari and Ahsan, were charged with under PPC Section 161 (public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act), Section 162 (taking gratification, in order, by corrupt or illegal means to influence public servant), Section 163 (taking gratification for exercise of personal influence with public servant), Section 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent), Section 419 (punishment for cheating by impersonation), Section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing of property), Section 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and Section 471/34 (using as genuine a forged document; read with Section 5(2) of the Provision of Corruption Act-1947.—A Reporter