Times of Islamabad

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gets a big relief from NAB

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar gets a big relief from NAB

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has written a letter to thedistrict administration to release the frozen assets of Federal Ministerfor Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar.

A dispatch has been issued to release frozen bank accounts containing Rs 5billion, Rs 580 million, Rs 80 lacs and Rs 73,000 respectively. A dispatchhas also been issued to unfreeze the house of the minister. A dispatch wasalso issued to release his frozen Hajvery House located in 7-H Gulberg 3.

A dispatch was issued to unfreeze the account in Bank Alfalah containingcash of more than Rs 0.5 billion. A dispatch was also issued to unfreeze anaccount in Habib Bank containing cash of Rs 3,65,000, an account in AlliedBank containing Rs 432, an account in Al Baraka Bank containing Rs 239 andan account in Alfalah Bank containing Rs 2,000.

It is pertinent to mention here that the district administration has sent adispatch to NAB and asked them to re-confirm their letter seeking tounfreeze Dar’s assets. The minister’s assets will be released once theconfirmation is confirmed by NAB.