Tariq Malik. PHOTO: FILE
The government is about to finalise a charge-sheet against National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman Tariq Malik for alleged misappropriation and irregularities.
Sources privy to the matter, as well as documents available with The Express Tribune, reveal that an audit team – on the wishes of National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan – has prepared a 14-point charge-sheet against the NADRA chief.
The charge-sheet was submitted against Malik in the speaker’s chamber on Thursday. Sadiq had not only contacted the commercial audit director general but also approached the concerned audit officer for the report.
According to sources, the audit officer, after preparing the requisite reports and documents about the irregularities, handed them over to the speaker’s chamber in the National Assembly.
Sadiq’s secretary received the summary along with four requisitions regarding the supply of record/information for conducting the audit, earlier sent by the audit department to NADRA on July 8, 11, 29 and 31, documents say.
A copy of the charge sheet is available with The Express Tribune. It comprises 14-paras titled ‘Audit of the accounts of NADRA against Tariq Malik and other concerned official(s)’ and makes serious allegations against Malik.
According to sources privy to the development, the government plans to implicate Malik and move the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) or the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to initiate a probe against him.
After reinstatement of Tariq Malik by Islamabad High Court (IHC), Ayaz Sadiq contacted the Directorate of Commercial Audit’s DG. Sources state that Sadiq first asked him to immediately provide all requisitions which the audit department had sent to NADRA on various occasions. Then he instructed him to immediately forward the details of irregularities which the audit team present at NADRA headquarters had collected so far against Malik.
Ayaz Sadiq also asked the DG and audit officer to send a “wishful brief summary” against Tariq Malik to his office, which is a violation of the prescribed procedure of audit reports.
According to the procedure, the audit report of any department can neither be finalised nor leaked without getting a reply from the concerned department, ministry and only after it is presented before parliament.
In this case, the NA speaker forced the audit department’s officials to submit audit observations before his and the interior minister’s offices without following the laid down procedure. He also forced them to complete their work in a hurry, sources revealed.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Tariq Malik said the audit team had not shared the 14 audit paras (observations) with NADRA despite the fact that it was contrary to the rules and regulations.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2013.
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Dear Members u r all right, but no 1 know the orgional facts & findings. Chariman was elected by PPP's Govt last year, He is also against PML Govt. there is not only 4 NA seat are disputed but all NA seat have same issue. Bcoz there are thousand of votes are unverifed in every NA and Provencials Assemblies seats due to worng or missing thumb impressions which can not be verified. So how chairman claim that votes can be verified.
This is a very serious issue, theft of a whole nation's mandate. I think people should be out on roads to protect NADRA's integrity and after this ghundagardi from PML(N), the whole election of MAY 2013 should be rechecked.
Pakistan is corrupt country for Honest officer is hard to serve in Pakistan. Mr Tariq Malik go and find job on USA!
@ilyas: How about Ch. Nisar controlled home department charges Rs. 5000 for a single passport. Don't you think people need to know about that as well?
if tarik malik is a ppp jiyala why did pml n objected while contesting elections what about sen anwar baig who left ppp and joined pml n I think Tariq malik should join pml n then objection will be overrulrd
A contract employee has no legal right to continue without approval of the government. How come he has so many supporters? A lot more to come on this guy.
The hue'n cry by opposition is baseless given the charge sheet against NADRA's chairman. If he is such an angel then he will come out clean. So better wait for the judiciary to decide against the charge sheet.
On another note whenever any article is posted by ET, the pseudo-intellectuals try their very best to defame the government. I have yet to see a healthy argument by the opposition besides their overjoyed 90 day superficial plan.
Perfect PML-N Perfect. You Solved All problems of the Nation i.e. Security, Law and Order, electricity & Power, as well as Sinking economy. Just On Little Problem Chairmen NADRA Left... Here You GO.....
Muslim Leaguer: He is corrupt that's why you should remove him at 0130 in the morning? Sir, for God's good sake, please don't come up with such logics. Its just hurts soul.
@Haseeb Khan: Did yo even read the article properly?
i think PTI was right that elections were rigged in lahore and now Tariq Malik is facing the music.people like sardar ayaz and khawaja sahib will never let honest people to work
Moré surprises to come ! Gentlemen.....PM añnounced Rs 100 billón younth loan scheme payable in 8 years with 1 year grace period...i.e 7 years payable period...and PML N govt has 5 years to govern....will these loans like yellow cab scheme will be paid...? the country has so many problems, but the govt does not seem to have their priorities inorder.....ñor visión. From where the govt will get this Rs 100 billón from, except through moré note printing and where inflation will go ! Yet like PPP jiyalas PML N jiyalas have one track mind and are not ready to see any problems with the govt....
such a coward, pathetic and corrupt govt! this guy some days back has been removed for verifying thumb records related to voting .
First they fire him now when SC has reinstated him they suddenly came to know abt charges !!!
For pml supporters dude go and file a case against rauf classara who uncurtained your stingy characters ..
you know now i really feels punjabi (pmln) supports are the most patheic , stingy creature on earth
It is not Tariq Malik.It is the ANGOOTHA which is bothering the government. Nawaz Sharif said that he will not repeat the mistakes he made in the past ...but it appears that he is.only that he might call them new mistakes this time..to promise not to repeat them next time...this dirty politics ..it does not let the shareefs remain shareefs..
Where is the ardent supporter of PML N now, Mr Ch Allah Daad, how would he justify Mian Sahib's actions of removing a govt official at 2'o clock in the morning?
Another personality is in the makings of fame,what Cheif justic Iftikhar ch got.This move could through away the NS malfunctional government second time.Sorry!Mr.Shareef you have not learned anything from your past Now prepare for the wore than you last time.No more chances!!
Why a peron earning 1 cror in USA will resign his job and cone to Pakistan only for corruption?. Nawaz 1st removed him after restoration by High Court they are preparing charge sheet. Government wants to remove him due to thumb impression votes verification issue.
@Muslim Leaguer: Shameless to the core= Muslim Leaguer
@Muslim Leaguer: Since you have identified yourself as a Muslim Leaguer, your comments cannot be regarded as objective. But, assuming you are correct, fact remains that the whole nation has seen your PMLN's heavy handedness in dealing with Mr. Tariq Malik, and obviously the Court saw it too, and overturned the Government's decision. Frankly, the way Mr. Malik was dealt with reminds me of Mr. Musharraf's dealing with the Chief Justice. You saw how that turned out, I hope.
@Pakk: PMLN won't survive a year otherwise pakistan won't survive. All these crooks will soon face justice from the public soon
The PML-N may be overdoing things here but it is also a fact that the Nadra chairman is a die-hard PPPP man. Unfortunately he is also running the agenda of the so-called foreign-funded civil society. The Speaker NA is definitely is very angry with the fact that the Nadra head had made inquiries about his constituency. The Nadra chairman should verify the constituencies which the courts have ordered. He should stop giving presentations. The PML-N should act as a political party and not a group of revengeful men. Otherwise we are in for a very messy fight.
Well this guys seems to have strong with the media.. "Sources" are revealing more than enough in this case ;)..
We as a nation should stand by NADRA chairman.
Tariq Malik is PPP jiala hv to resign first as he is fail to arrnge audit of department. NADRA charge Rs.300 to Rs.1000 for i id card which is too much and ppl hv right to know where are our payments of funds?
What can we say. Shall we trust any more on Sharif family?
Yes!! it was certain to happen with chairman Nadra, as he was working against the WILL of government. He was verifying the voters' thumb impression and producing the correct results but i am sure he wont be able to carry it on for long.. PML N is no different then PPP..Long live democracy !!
PML N is digging its own grave. Good for the country.God acts in mysterior ways to give relief to people. Why Speaker NA is so active? Sacrificial animal I suppose.
They know of his corruption only after he was about to expose them. What a sad joke!
So now they are trying if they filled all forms correctly and he can be sent home since couple of audit points were raised.....very high standard is being set by PML. Will they follow the same if the same audit points were raised against a ministry?
This is nothing but badmashi.....Now we're seeing the true face of PML-N
Noora League bringing the "change" they promised.
The govt removed and HC restored,and the Pakistani watched this show on TVs. when the two elephent fight GRASS CRUSHED. In fact, personal appointment always creats personal tussel,that is what in Pakistan happens
No matter what everyone says, I believe PML N is corrupt to the core just like PPP. People will see their true colors after 3 or 4 years. For now, just is all just a glimpse of what deep rooted corruption lies with PML N
Reward for not being corrupt.
Generally Pakistanis and especially NS and company never learn from history. Honesty is not always the best policy for upright individuals.
Shameless act by the govt. I am really disappointed by the unlawful acts of PML-N.
Suddenly all the government machinery is busy agsinst the Chairman. Just shows there is something that government wants to hide. Well done Tariq Malik for standing up against the powerful and corrupt.
The cat will soon be out of the bag! Tariq Malik was appointed by his close relative Rahman Malik-former Interior Minister, with whom he has proved his allegiance and inducted over 2500 "jiyalas" in NADRA. He also helped cover up his mentor's Dual Nationality Case. So many other parliamentarians from PPP (& allies) were saved from Disqualification under Dual Nationality of Elected Representatives Law by heavily-politicized NADRA.
Dear Tariq Malik : We are with you..we support you in exposing these corrupt members of the assembly who robbed the mandate of the public.
Does not make any sense. Nawaz fired him first, and decides to probe later?
This is sad.Which institution of the country is clean and free of corruption and bad practices.This gentlemen should resign and government should proceed according to law against him