ISLAMABAD – New developments reported over Rs 39 billion recovered moneyfrom Bahria Town Chief Malik Riaz.
190 million pounds [Rs39 billion] recovered by the United Kingdom’sNational Crime Agency (NCA) from the family of real estate tycoon MalikRiaz, the money has been transferred to the Supreme Court’s accounts andthe government has requested it for the transfer of the money to thenational exchequer.
“The money has been transferred to the Supreme Court and we have alreadyfiled a request before the apex court that the money should be given to us[state of Pakistan],” said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM)on Accountability Mirza Shahzad Akbar at a joint press conference withCommunications Minister Murad Saeed. He later confirmed it during a privateTV talk show.
He said that out of 190m pounds, 140m pounds had been transferred while 50mpounds would be received later when a property of 1 Hyde Park [owned byMalik Riaz] would be sold.
The SAMP, however, did not remove the ambiguity as to how the money can betransferred to the Supreme Court, if the NCA announced in its officialpress release that it will be given to the state of Pakistan. “We [thegovernment of Pakistan, NCA and Malik Riaz] have also signed a deed ofconfidentiality.
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Therefore, I cannot comment more than what has already been presented inthe official press releases of the government and the NCA,” he said, addingthat: “Is the Supreme Court not part of the government? So if the moneygoes to the apex court it means that the money comes to the state.”
Earlier, when the NCA gave its decision on Dec 3, Mr Akbar had claimed thatthe money would directly come to the state.
