The estranged PPP leader Jehangir Khan Tareen seemed to be landing into hotwater again in the mega sugar scandal as the Federal Investigation Agencyhas started preparing the working papers for his arrest.
Sources said on Friday that the FIA link hadexpedited its inquiry into the manipulative role of sugar baron JehangirTareen link regarding the hikein sugar price through Satta (speculative price management).
The agency’s probe once again was being headed by Muhammed Rizwan who wasearlier removed as head of the probe team and Abu Bakr Khuda Bakhsh wasappointed as head of the FIA link team in thewake of an ‘expected rapprochement’ between government and pro-Tareen groupof parliamentarians. But once again the reins of the probe were given to DrRizwan.
According to the sources, after the visit of PM Adviser on AccountabilityShehzad Akbar, the FIA link accelerated itsefforts to dig deep into the scam.
The FIA link has prepared the progress reporton the investigation into the cases registered against Tareen and hisfamily members. It also attached the forensic audit report of the accountsof Tareen and his company.
NAB once again summons Pervez Malik
In another development into sugar scandal investigations, the NationalAccountability Bureau, Rawalpindi on Friday once again summoned MemberNational Assembly Pervez Malik on June 2.
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According to the sources, NAB directed Mr Malik, who was a former commerceminister, to bring all the record, minutes of Economic CoordinationCommittee meetings and data used to determine sugar prices along with him.
The anti-corruption watchdog had already summoned ministers from Punjab.
Mr Malik did not turn up during last NAB inquiry. However, he sent awritten reply to the NAB. But the NAB was unsatisfied with formerminister’s reply.
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