ISLAMABAD – National Accountability Bureau decided to take action againsttop bureaucrats and the politicians.
Despite the issuance of NAB Amendment Ordinance, the NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to take action against theministers and bureaucrats in the Malam Jabba case.
The matter has been sent to the NAB executive board. The reference islikely to be approved in the next meeting of the executive board.
On Tuesday, the decision to take the action was made after reviewing thecase.
Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, former additional chief secretary(Planning and Development) Khalid Pervez, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa TourismCorporation managing director Mushtaq Khan and some other officials arefacing the inquiry in the case.
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According to the NAB, former PTI-led KP government had illegally leased 275acres of land in Malam Jabba, a tourist resort in Swat district, whichbelonged to the provincial Forest Department.
The protected forest could not be used for any other purpose under the KPForest Ordinance 2002.
