LAHORE – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has launchedinvestigation into alleged transactions of millions of rupees by PML-Nbigwig Khawaja Muhammad Asif to Kashmala Tariq, who is currently serving asFederal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at theWorkplaces.
The anti-corruption watchdog found evidence about dubious transaction whileprobing an asset beyond means case against Asif, who is already in thecustody of NAB.
Reports in local media say the former foreign minister transferred Rs120million to account of Kashmala Tariq through his frontman.
Khawaja’s frontman allegedly made a transaction of Rs70 million to Tariq inJanuary 2015 while Rs50 million were transferred to her account in August2016.
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The reports cited sources as saying that Kashmala Tariq also operated ajoint account with a woman named Farida Yasin. The joint account was usedto transfer hefty amount to Punjab Enterprises, a firm registered at thename of Asif’s frontman, identified as Javed Warraich.
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