LAHORE – The accountability court has approved two-day transit remand forformer Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Fawad Hassan Fawad in theAshiyana Iqbal scam.
According to the NAB, the SC has summoned Fawad Hassan Fawad on thepopulation policy.
Earlier, the accountability court had extended physical remand of FawadHassan Fawad for another 14 days in Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme scam.
However, the court had also issued notices to the NAB on applications movedby Fawad for the constitution of a medical board and release of thewithheld salaries.
The NAB has accused Fawad of misusing authority being secretaryimplementation of former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif and violatedprocurement rules by awarding contract of the housing scheme to a companyof his choice. It said initially Rs1.5 billion contract was given tosuccessful bidder – M/s Chaudhry Latif and Sons.