File photo of the NICL logo. PHOTO: FILE
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Thursday that one of the absconders in the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) land scam has been arrested.
Talking to The Express Tribune FIA’s director for Sindh Mohammad Malik confirmed the arrest of Amir Hussain, one of the co-accused in the Rs900 million scam involving former commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim and former head of NICL Ayaz Khan Niazi, among others.
The arrest was made at the Uni Plaza, I I Chundrigar Road, Karachi. Hussain’s arrest has brought the number of those arrested in the case to about a dozen, with just two absconders still at large, informed Malik. NICL ex-director Amin Qasim Dada and an individual, Khalid Anwar Khan have yet to be arrested.
The FIA director added that according to reports, Dada is currently residing in England while Khalid Anwar is residing in the US.
Malik said that the govt of Pakistan continues to be in touch with govts of both countries and the two absconders would soon be arrested.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 24th, 2013.
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