ISLAMABAD: The Fede­ral Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday registered a case against the deputy chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on corruption charges.

According to a statement issued by the interior ministry, the first information report (FIR) against Imtiaz Tajwar was registered under Section 5(2)47 of the Pre­vention of Corruption Act for misuse of authority and corruption while he had the additional charge of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra).

Mr Tajwar, who was serving as additional secretary with the ministry, was given the additional charge of Nadra after Tariq Malik resigned as its chairman. He remained Nadra’s acting chairman for over a year.

According to the statement, the ministry approved registration of the FIR and the FIA registered the case after completing an inquiry.

The FIA investigation revealed that Mr Tajwar had allegedly paid visa fees of his children and purchased expensive gifts for his relatives and sacrificial animals from ‘ill-gotten’ money.

Published in Dawn, March 22nd, 2017