NAB gets 10-day remand of Fawad

Ex-minister Fawad Chaudhry remanded to NAB custody for 10 days over Jhelum-Pind Dadan Khan project irregularities

ISLAMABAD:

An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday remanded former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry in the custody of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for 10 days in a case related to the alleged irregularities in the Jhelum to Pind Dadan Khan dual carriageway project.

NAB officials presented Fawad before Judge Muhammad Bashir after acquiring his custody from Adiala Jail, where he was presently incarcerated.

The NAB prosecutor told the court that on November 10, 2023, the inquiry of the project was started, but Fawad refused to be included in the investigation.

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He further said Fawad, as a federal minister, “misused his influence” to have the PC-1of the project prepared.

The prosecutor also accused Fawad of charging a commission from the contractor of the project.

He requested the court to grant the physical remand of Fawad to the anti-graft body for 14 days so that the inquiry should be completed.

However, the judge only approved 10 days.