NAB presents evidence against Durrani

National Accountability Bureau presented a witness from the Federal Board of Revenue

KARACHI:

In the reference against former speaker of the Sindh Assembly, Agha Siraj Durrani, regarding making assets beyond known sources of income, the Accountability Court directed the lawyer of the accused to raise objections at the time of cross questioning. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) presented a witness from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The court called for the original documents in the reference. NAB submitted the documents in the form of a gazette book. Expressing surprise, the court inquired why it took four years to submit the papers in the form of a gazette? The court, on producing the two attested documents, asked the witness whose signatures were on them. The witness verified the signatures of FBR, Election Commission and NAB officers. The lawyers of the accused objected to the submission of documentary evidence as the gazette book. The court adjourned the hearing till April 19, instructing the lawyers of the accused to raise objections during the cross questioning.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 27^th, 2024.