Almost seven months after the authorities unearthed multi-billion rupees corruption in the land acquisition for Sukkur-Hyderabad M6 motorway, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is yet to submit its final reference in the accountability court.
During the hearing of the case on Thursday, the judge Mehboob Ali Dayo asked the investigation team of the bureau about the reference.
On which, the investigation team informed the court that it will take some more time to complete the reference as the chairman NAB has directed them to combine the investigations of the land scam in Matiari and Noushehro Feroze districts.
After that development, the director general NAB Karachi has been leading the investigation.
The deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners of the two districts, officials of Sindh Bank and private persons have been accused for the alleged embezzlement of funds.
Reportedly, at the last hearing of the case held on April 28, the court had directed the NAB to file reference on May 25.
DC of Matiari district, Adnan Rasheed, former assistant commissioner Saeedabad taluka, Mansoor Ali Shah, former Sindh Bank manager, Tabish Ali Shah, Ashiq Kaleri and others who have been dismissed from the service, were produced before the court at the hearing.
Kaleri's counsel advocate Ayaz Tunio pleaded the court to release his client who submitted Rs1.249 billion plea bargains at the last hearing.
He claimed that a meeting of the bureau has accepted the plea under which seven immovable assets worth over Rs633 million have been frozen by NAB after the disclosure by Kaleri.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 12th, 2023.
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