Hajj scam: Abdul Qadir Gilani, friend summoned

RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday summoned Abdul Qadir Gilani, son of former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, and one of his friends in connection with the Hajj corruption case.  FIA investigators issued summons for Abul Qadir and his friend Zain Sukhera and others to get their statements in relation to the corruption case. According to an FIA official, statements of Qadir Gilani and Sukhera will be reviewed again in the Hajj corruption case to close investigations. The investigators want a clearer picture after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA from Sahiwal, Pirzada Syed Imran Ahmed Shah retraced his statement accusing Qadir Gillani of obtaining bribes from a Hajj official.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 6^th, 2012.