ISLAMABAD –Ch Shujaat Hussain, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in hot waters as NABhas decided to open a new investigation against top leaders.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has launched investigationsagainst Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and others foralleged financial misappropriation.
According to a press release issued on Thursday, the executive board of thebureau approved inquiries against political heavyweights including ChaudhryShujaat Hussain as well.
Former foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar, former National HighwayAuthority chief Shahid Ashraf Tarar, former Evacuee Trust Board Property(ETPB) Chairman Siddiq ul Farooq, and former Managing Director PakistanBait-ul- Mal Abid Wahed Shaikh would also be investigated as part of theinquiry launched against them in separate cases.
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The bureau announced that a reference would also be filed for illegal awardof tender regarding the diplomatic shuttle service with accused includingformer chairman Capital Development Authority Kamran Lashari, Asif Hashmi,Zafar Iqbal and deputy administrator Qasoor Akram Joyia.
Moreover, another reference would also be filed in the accountability courtagainst Ghulam Sarwar Sindhu, Muhammad Hussain, Munir Jilani, Nusrat ullah,formre local government secretary Aurangzeb, Asghar Khan, former XEN Haladivision Ashiq Ali as per the communique issued by the accountabilitywatchdog.
