Px06-032 ISLAMABAD: Jun06 ? Son of Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Arslan Iftikhar returns after a hearing outside Supreme Court of Pakistan. ONLINE PHOTO by Waseem Khan
Arsalan Iftikhar outside the Supreme Court. — Photo by Online

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday decided to seek assistance from international experts to investigate the graft scandal involving business tycoon Malik Riaz and the Chief Justice’s son Arsalan Iftikhar, DawnNews reported.

The meeting of the investigation committee, presided by NAB’s director general of financial crimes, analysed the information gathered form Riaz and the Supreme Court.

It was decided in the meeting that the committee would seek assistance from international investigation agencies. The embassies of pertinent countries would also be contacted in this regard.

The joint-meetings of the committee would be held on daily basis, the committee decided in the meeting.

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