RAWALPINDI : National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated inquiryagainst top police officers of Punjab Police.

NAB has written letter to the Lahore Development Authority regarding theproperties of the former CCPO Lahore Additional IG Amin Wains, DIGOperations Lahore Dr Haider Ashraf and former SSP CIA Umer Virk.

NAB has also filed reference against politicians and bureaucrats, a pressrelease issued on Monday said.

NAB Rawalpindi filed a Reference in Accountability Court, Islamabad againstShaukat Aziz; Ex-Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan Jatoi; Ex-Federal Minister for W&P, Ismail Qureshi, Ex-Secretary W&P, Mr. YousafMemon; Ex-Addl. Secretary W&P, Ghulam Nabi Mangrio; Ex-JS M/o W&P, UmarFarooq; Ex-SO M/o W&P, Air Mar (R) Shahid Hamid; Ex-Chairman- AlternativeEnergy Development Board (AEDB), Brig. Dr. Nasim A. Khan; Ex-SecretaryAEDB, Dr. Basharat Hasan Bashir; Ex-DG (PP) AEDB regarding the illegalappointment of Basharat Hasan Bashir as Consultant MP-2 scale.

As per detail, the accused persons in connivance with each other illegallyappointed Basharat Hasan Bashir as Consultant MP-II Scale without followingprescribed procedures/rules and consulting proper channels in violation ofRules of Business.

Moreover, the appointment was made retrospectively w.e.f 01-06-2006 inviolation of MP scale policy guidelines and AEDB’s own Service Regulationswithout open competition.