FBR had been approached to acquire tax details of the owners, according to sources. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
According to a press release, these decisions were taken in NAB’s Executive Board Meeting that was chaired by the accountability watchdog’s chairman Javed Iqbal.
The EBM authorised conducting inquiries against Ahmed Nawaz Chairman, Hameed Akbar Khan, former District Nazim Bhakkar, Amanatullah Khan, former member provincial assembly and others, Akhtar Hussain, Maqsood Ahmed, Ahsan Sarwar Butt, and others, Messers Millat Tractor, Sikandar Mustafa Khan and others, officers and officials of Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), officers/officials of Ministry of Petroleum, Messers United Energy Group Limited, Habibullah Khan (Qasim International container Terminal) and officers/officials of the NTDC and others.
It also authorized conducting investigations against the officers/ officials of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and sent inquiries against Sultan Gull and others to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as per law. It referred to another inquiry against the officers/officials of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and others to the Establishment Division.
It authorized closing investigations against Ayaz Khan Niyazi, former chairman National Insurance Corporation Limited and others, Mian Imtiaz, former member National Assembly, Chaudhry Muhammad Munir and others, Ghulam Rabbani Khar, former member National Assembly and others, Hina Rabbani Khar, former minister, and others due to absence of evidence as per law.
Speaking on the occasion, the chairman said the bureau has deposited Rs71 billion in national exchequer after directly or indirectly recovering that amount from corrupt elements in the last 23 months. NAB has filed 105 mega corruption references from out of a total of 179 mega corruption cases.
The conviction ratio of NAB is 70 per cent. NAB has taken 41 mega corruption cases to a logical conclusion, whereas inquiries are continuing in 15 mega corruption cases and 18 inquiries in mega corruption cases were continuing. NAB has filed 610 corruption cases in the last 23 months.
It arrested 44 suspects, who were allegedly involved in Mudarba and Musharka scams and is trying to recover the looted money worth billions of rupees from the arrested persons.
He urged media to analyze the legality, layout plan, and no objection certificate before publishing/ airing ads of housing societies as illegal societies devour people's hard-earned money.
NAB deputy chairman, prosecutor general accountability, NAB Rawalpindi director-general, operation division director-general, and other senior officers attended the meeting. APP
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