Former K-P minister arrested in alleged illegal assets case

Ehtesab Commission arrests former provincial excise and taxation minister Liaquat Shabab

Noor Wali Shah May 28, 2015
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PESHAWAR: In a major move against corrupt officials, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission arrested on Thursday former provincial excise and taxation minister Liaquat Shabab in a case related to alleged illegal assets.

The commission raided the house of Shabab in Nowshera a few days ago but did not arrest him. On May 20, a Peshawar High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Irshad Qaiser allowed the commission to continue its enquiry against Shabab.

Shabab was the provincial excise and taxation minister during the tenure of Awami National Party and Pakistan Peoples Party in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Read: The green signal: Ehtesab Commission allowed to continue enquiry

Later the former minister approached the Peshawar High Court against the inquiry of commission terming it illegal.

Further, the commission arrested the former minsiter’s brother, Safdar Shabab, and driver Muhammad Khan who were later released.

After his recent defeat in Cantonmentt elections, Liaquat Shabab resigned from the post of PPP provincial information secretary on April 29 but decided to remain in the party.
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COMMENTS (2)

ziaurrehman | 9 years ago | Reply @sad Karachiite: ppl of Punjab and Sindh have to change their mindset in order to enjoy fruits of PTI governance as well..
sad Karachiite | 9 years ago | Reply Congrats to PTI for forming a proper accountability institution that can effectively move against corrupt PPP tax ministers. Never thought I'd see this day. KPK'ans must be so proud.
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