NAB formally nominates Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as accused in RPP case

NAB submitted a reference against him in the Accountability Court which will hear the case on November 29.

RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday declared former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as an accused in the Rental Power Plants (RPP) case, Express News reported.

NAB submitted a reference against him in the Accountability Court over his alleged involvement in embezzlement worth billions of rupees in the RPP case.

The decision to submit the 263-page reference to the Accountability Court was taken during an executive board meeting.

Ashraf was accused of misusing authority and embezzling billions of rupees while serving as minister for water and power in the then prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s cabinet. According to NAB officials, the former premier had allegedly misused his authority to secure financial benefits by awarding contracts illegally in almost all RPP cases.

The bureau had earlier sent preliminary references against nine accused to the accountability court in the Naudero-II case. The references accuse the nine individuals of misusing authority and flouting rules and regulations while awarding the Naudero-II RPP contract and shifting equipment from one project to another.

The Accountability Court will hear the case on November 29.