ISLAMABAD – A standing committee of the National Assembly has summonedNational Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbalover a matter related to payment of millions of dollars to Broadsheet LLC,a UK-based law firm.
The NA Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs has asked the head of theanti-graft buster on January 18 (Monday) after taking notice of payment ofmore than $28.706 million (Rs4.59 billion) to the UK company.
It emerged earlier this month that Pakistan paid more than $28.706 million(Rs4.59 billion) the British assets recovery company after the London HighCourt found the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) guilty of breaching acontract.
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The hefty amount was transferred from the Pakistan High Commission (PHC) onbehalf of NAB to Broadsheet LLC after a long litigation. The firm was hiredaround 17 years ago to detect alleged foreign assets of dozens ofPakistanis which it failed to trace any, Geo News reported.
