LAHORE:
All but one of the four-member team investigating the multi-billion National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scandal feigned on Friday to be ‘out of city’ ostensibly to avoid a meeting summoned by Zafar Qureshi.
The one who preferred to ‘stay in the city’ told FIA authorities that he had missed the meeting scheduled to be held at 10am because of a sharp toothache.
Qureshi had informed the Director-General of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Tahsin Anwar Ali about the meeting on Thursday, who instructed the team members to participate in the meeting with all relevant record.
The message was circulated the same day, but family members of the three missing FIA men told official messengers that they had all gone ‘out of city’. Assistant Director of FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle Khalid Anees was the only one who preferred to stay in town.
Sources privy to the development said that Deputy Director of FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle Syed Javed Hussain Shah’s family had told FIA officials that he was “out of city”, Assistant Director of FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle Muhammad Ahmed Chaudhry’s brother said that he was in Kasur, while the family of Inspector Muhammad Sarwar said that he was in Chunian.
Sources familiar with the matter told The Express Tribune that Mr Qureshi again asked the DG FIA to bind the NICL investigation team to attend another meeting which has now been rescheduled to be held on Saturday (today) at 11am.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 13th, 2011.
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Can the SC and CJ show a bit of interest in the murder trial of Salman Taseer, just like this case? By taking the case of Sarfaraz Shah and deciding it promptly, the courts have proved that if they take interest they can decide about the murder of even a questionable person. How about taking up the clear cut case of terrorist Qadri? This can show that the SC is neutral and not with the side of murderers and terrorists.
It is proven now that in Pakistan "Might is right". There is a need to dismantle the judicial system since its decisions can't be implemented in full spirit. We should follow the simple rules like "Law of necessity" and "Jungle rules". It will also eliminate the confusion among the people living in Pakistan.
Mr. Qureshi should rise up to the challenge and go full swing to do the investigation with what ever resources are available to him.
It is very unfair what the government is evidently doing . I do not know who is right or wrong but the approach of the government in hindering investigation is very unfortunate and un-acceptable in any civil society.
.. and the cat & mouse game goes one ...
"However, other officers previously working with Zafar Qureishi in the investigations have been sent on leave a few days ago."
How scared the guilty Must be to resort to such cheap and low tactics.
This incident exposes the reality of PPP Govt and destroys any shred of credibility.
As long as PPP is in power and PML-Q its coalition partner the Nicl case will never be investigated properly and good people working honestly will always be targeted..