OGRA scam: Accountability court grants 14-day physical remand of Tauqir Sadiq
Former Ogra chairman shifted to a house in Rawalpindi.
Screenshot showing Tauqir Sadiq being taken to the court.
ISLAMABAD:
An accountability court in Islamabad granted 14-day physical remand of prime accused in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) graft case Tauqir Sadiq, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Former chairman Ogra Sadiq appeared before the court today after he was brought back to Pakistan from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
During the hearing, National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) investigator claimed that Sadiq had initially escaped to Afghanistan in a rickshaw
The former Ogra chairman accused the investigator of subjecting him to torture. The investigator Waqas Khan denied the charges.
The court asked Sadiq to appear before the court on July 23.
Background
The UAE authorities had handed over Sadiq to the Interpol, which last night gave his custody to NAB’s investigator Waqas Khan.
On June 19, 2013, former chairman Ogra had voluntarily surrendered himself in a one-page handwritten statement. The development came after an Abu Dhabi court ordered the deportation of Sadiq on June 3, with a 30-day period to file an appeal against the order.
Sadiq is the prime accused in the Rs82 billion scam of issuing new CNG licences, increasing gas tariff and allowing relocation of the functional stations.
An accountability court in Islamabad granted 14-day physical remand of prime accused in the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) graft case Tauqir Sadiq, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Former chairman Ogra Sadiq appeared before the court today after he was brought back to Pakistan from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
During the hearing, National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) investigator claimed that Sadiq had initially escaped to Afghanistan in a rickshaw
The former Ogra chairman accused the investigator of subjecting him to torture. The investigator Waqas Khan denied the charges.
The court asked Sadiq to appear before the court on July 23.
Background
The UAE authorities had handed over Sadiq to the Interpol, which last night gave his custody to NAB’s investigator Waqas Khan.
On June 19, 2013, former chairman Ogra had voluntarily surrendered himself in a one-page handwritten statement. The development came after an Abu Dhabi court ordered the deportation of Sadiq on June 3, with a 30-day period to file an appeal against the order.
Sadiq is the prime accused in the Rs82 billion scam of issuing new CNG licences, increasing gas tariff and allowing relocation of the functional stations.