NAB receives biggest ever plea bargain offer of Rs 13 billion: Sources

ISLAMABAD – NAB has reportedly received the biggest plea bargain offer ofits history, media report has revealed.

NAB’s DG Saleem Shehzad said that it has received a plea bargain appeal inthe Eden Housing Society scam which involves former chief justice ofPakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s son-in-law, Murtaza Amjad whowas arrested in Dubai.

Shehzad stated that the Eden Housing Scheme has offered a plea bargain ofRs13 billion. “Plea bargain is a court order, not an executive order.Without court approval, NAB cannot do the plea bargain,” the DG said.

The total affectees of the Eden scam are 11,500, according to a report.

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The bureau has estimated the property seized from the Eden group to beworth up to Rs20b, claiming that it would compensate the affectees soon.