Assets case: Former FM Hina Rabbani summoned by NAB today

F.P. Report

MULTAN: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar along with her father in assets beyond means case, on Wednesday.

According to reports, NAB has summoned Hina Rabbani after a complaint against her for allegedly possessing illegal assets, misusing her power.

The anti watchdog has already obtained property details of the PPP leader from Multan Revenue Department ahead of her appearance.

Hina Rabbani was among politicians against whom NAB Chairman (retd) Justice Javed Iqbal had approved inquiries in a Feb meeting of the executive board of the bureau.

The NAB board had approved 13 inquiries against prominent politicians and bureaucrats including Khar, PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, and former chairman Auqaf Siddiqul Farooq.

The NAB board had also approved inquiry against former secretary communications Shahid Ashraf Tarar and other prominent persons.

The bureau decided to file corruption references against former chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Kamran Lashari, former director Ghulam Sarwar Sindhu and others over corrupt practices.