LAHORE, Oct 17: The National Accountability Bureau filed on Wednesday supplementary references with an accountability court in two cases against former MNA from Gujranwala and PML leader Rana Nazir Ahmad.
The court fixed October 25 for further proceedings in the case.
The former MNA is accused of acquiring assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and misuse of authority.
The NAB submitted in the supplementary reference regarding the acquisition of assets that Rana Nazir had earned over Rs18.9 million and his expenditure was Rs14 million. The prosecution said the accused amassed assets worth over Rs50 million which exceeded his earnings by Rs46.3 million.
The details of the assets submitted by the prosecution included 28 acres and two kanals of land in his father’s name in Kamoki; 107 kanals four marlas in Keranwali in his son’s name; a 15 kanals bungalow; a cattle pond on three kanals and three marlas; a dairy farm on 22 kanals and seven marlas and a fish farm in Mauza Dungbucha; possession of over 190 kanals and 18 marlas in Kamoki; two plots of one kanal each in Faisal Town; a plot in Johar Town and that his brother illegally occupied piece of land to build a one kanal house.
The prosecution said the accused did not file income tax returns till 1994. The relevant department issued a notice of Rs5.7 million to the accused but he allegedly misused his authority to avoid payment. The family in their tax returns showed they owed 340 tolas of gold whereas 6,288 grams of gold were recovered from their locker in Kamoki.
In the second case, the prosecution said the accused drew Rs500,000 from the treasury for building a community and a veterinary centre which never saw the light of the day.
In another case, an accountability court fixed Thursday for proceedings on an application filed by the NAB for release of an accused in a case regarding Allied Commercial Cooperative Corporation official Tariq Saeed.
The NAB said the accused agreed to plea bargaining and he had paid Rs2.5 million out of Rs5 million outstanding against him.
The prosecution said the accused had submitted guarantees for the payment of the remaining amount.