Shady deal: Another arrested in infamous weapons scam

The accused will be produced before the Accountability Court Peshawar for obtaining his physical remand.


Our Correspondent May 31, 2014
NAB Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has filed a formal reference of Rs2.03 billion against ex-IGP Malik Naveed and nine others. DESIGN: SAMRA AAMIR

PESHAWAR:


The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested one Akhtar Muhammad from Rawalpindi for allegedly taking a Rs34.5 million bribe from contractor Arshad Majeed. Muhammad reportedly promised to use his contacts in NAB to close the infamous police weapons enquiry.


Ex-IGP Malik Naveed, former chief minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti’s brother Ghazan Hoti and Ghazan’s brother-in-law Raza Ali Khan are already behind bars in the same case. Muhammad was wanted by NAB, but he had gone into hiding after sensing the gravity of the situation. The accused will be produced before the Accountability Court Peshawar for obtaining his physical remand.

NAB Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has filed a formal reference of Rs2.03 billion against ex-IGP Malik Naveed and nine others, including senior serving and retired police officers, in an accountability court in Peshawar.

They are allegedly involved in embezzlement while approving the contract for procuring weapons and other equipment for the police in 2008-10.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 1st, 2014.

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