Attorney General asks NAB to investigate Arsalan Iftikhar case

The Supreme Court had earlier ordered Qadir to take required action in case against Arsalan, Riaz.

ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Irfan Qadir, on Wednesday, wrote a letter to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari asking him to conduct an investigation into the Arsalan Iftikhar case, Express News reported.

Qadir, in his letter, requested the chairman, who previously said the case did not fall under the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO), 1999, to form a team for conducting an unbiased investigation.

Earlier, in the short order penned down during the hearing of the Arsalan Iftikhar case, the Supreme Court directed Attorney General Irfan Qadir to proceed according to the law and take required action against business tycoon Malik Riaz, his son-in-law Salman and the chief justice’s son Arsalan Iftikhar.