RAWALPINDI – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Wednesday summonedPunjab Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal and former provincial minister SamiullahChaudhry in connection with the ongoing investigation into the sugar scam.

Both ruling party leaders have been directed to appear before theRawalpindi office of anti-graft watchdog on May 4. NAB’s combinedinvestigation team would interrogate the Punjab minister for commerce andinvestment, reports in local media suggest.

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders have also been asked to bringthe record of subsidies provided to the sugar mills in Punjab. NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) will reportedly grill Aslam and SamiullahChaudhry for giving a nod to the export of sugar.

Let it be known that NAB is investigating the scam under the MoneyLaundering Act of 2010.