*ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court reopened the Nandipur Power Plant corruptioncase on Wednesday ringing alarm bells for the Sharif family.*
*Notices have been issued to the parties concerned and the hearing has beenset for Thursday.*
PML-N leader Khawaja Asif had petitioned the court to reopen the case. OnJune 8, the Supreme Court directed NAB to expedite its investigation intothe corruption case.
Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said that Asif had pointed out several issues inthe project and asked why he had not had the issued resolved when he wasthe federal power minister.
As the federal power minister it was your responsibility too, he remarked.Justice Nisar asked Asif who had stopped him from conducting aninvestigation into the case.
The CJ asked why the project was given on a contract. The Nandipur projectwill remain government owned, he said.
He also asked why the project was handed over to a Chinese company to run.In your petition, you have leveled allegations against the former lawminister, said Justice Umar Ata Bandial.
Asif replied that the Nandipur file was with the law ministry for two yearsbut nothing was done about it. Due to the delay, he said that the cost ofthe project went up.
He said he would be grateful if the court would take up the case onceagain.