The FIA compiled a 93-page forensic report which confirms a link between former joint secretary (Hajj) Aftabul Islam Raja with Building Hiring Supervisor Ahmed Faiz. The link had been earlier denied by Raja in his preliminary statement.
According to the report, data and dozens of pictures recovered from the laptop computer of Raja proved that Ahmed Faiz was the front man for Aftabul Islam Raja and former director general (Hajj) Rao Shakeel.
However, the report did not provide any evidence against former Minister for Religious Affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi in the graft case pertaining to hiring accommodation facilities for Pakistani Hujjaj in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj of 2009.
The FIA presented Kazmi, Raja and Rao in the court, which is in the process of recording statements of witnesses in the case, under the strict security cover.
Earlier, the trial court had indicted Hamid Saeed Kazmi, Rao Shakeel and Aftabul Islam Raja in the Hajj corruption case. It charged them with acquiring residential buildings for Pakistani pilgrims at exorbitant rates, taking commission, making advance payments in violation of the policy and appointing Ahmed Faiz as the Building Hiring Supervisor. A committee, led by Parliamentary Secretary for Religious Affairs Mehboobullah Jan, had visited Saudi Arabia soon after completion of the post-Hajj flight operations 2009 to get feedback on arrangements made for the pilgrims.
The five-member parliamentary committee submitted its report based on the findings and recommendations to the then Minister for Religious Affairs, pointing out a billion rupee corruption scam in hiring residential buildings for Hujjaj.
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