Gravel seller adds to list of ‘fake accounts’ of Shehbaz family

Another astonishing disclosure was made in the money laundering inquiry against the Shehbaz Sharif family as thousands of dollars were found to be transferred through the accounts of a poor person who sold gravel and bricks, NAB documents revealed on Monday.

The accused, when approached, expressed ignorance about the matter.

On December 6, 2010, $45,450 were transferred to Suleman Shahbaz through Al Zarooni Exchange, Dubai, using the accounts of Pervez Phulphutto – a resident of interior Sindh who sells gravel and stones to earn a living, the NAB statement said.

Giving details about himself to the anti-corruption watchdog, Phulphutto said that he had been to Saudi Arabia only once for performing Umrah, while he has never visited any other foreign country.

He said his monthly income was between Rs25,000-30,000 and that he had never seen an amount of $45,000 in his life.

Phulphutto said he was a stone seller and hardly made his ends meet.

Refuting the claim of having any personal or business contact with the Shehbaz family, he said Suleman Shahbaz had fraudulently used his name and transferred the funds.

He demanded of the anti-graft buster to proceed against the Shehbaz family.

Earlier, the NAB had revealed that the accounts of cracker sellers, hawkers and labourers were used by the Shehbaz family to transfer hefty amounts.