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Chairman NAB announces to reopen corruption cases

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Chairman NAB Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal has decided to reopen one hundred closed cases of massive corruption that were shut in the tenure of former Chairman NAB Qamar Zaman Chaudhry. The creditable sources have disclosed that chairman has decided to review the cases again and determined to recover the plundered money from corrupt mafia.

Former Chairman NAB Qamar Zaman Chaudhry had closed the corruption inquiries against some 100 influential personalities belonging to politics, bureaucracy and banking sector.“The political personalities who gained benefit from former Chairman NAB Qamar Zaman Chaudhry include former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Arbab Rahim, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, Sardar Babak KPK Minister and former Chief Minister KPK Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, former Inspector General Police Khursheed Alam”, sources added and maintained that corruption inquiries have been closed against these personalities.

Sources added that former Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry while exercising his special powers had closed the cases filed against prominent personalities including Munawar Talpur, brother in law of former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, Syed Mardan Shah former Sindh minister, Asad Qaiser former speaker KPK assembly, Hanif Abbasi former MNA from Rawalpindi in metro corruption case, Neelum-Jehlum Hydro project in which corruption worth rupees billions was done was closed.

Likewise this, corruption inquiry against Pasco officials and embezzlement in 69 railway engines and 1300 wagons were also closed down. Other scandals include inquiry against President of Punjab Bank Mian Latif, inquiry against PSO administration in corruption case, Ayub Medical Abbottabad administration, Chenab Mill Faisalabad and NHA corruption cases were closed down.Other inquiries, which were shelved include Zahid Anwar and Rukhsana, owner of Zeeshan Energy, Member FBR Asad Raoof and Gohar Ejaz, Tariq Shafi and Bahadur Khan vice Chancellor.

The Frontier Post

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