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Assets beyond means: NAB raids Sohail Anwar Sial’s residence in Larkana

KARACHI/ LARKANA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raided the residences of Sindh irrigation minister Sohail Anwar Sial here on Wednesday.

The NAB officials raided Siyal’s bungalow in Larkana’s Faridabad area. Lady police personnel were also present along with NAB officials during the raid.

NAB officials confirmed the raid operation on Siyal’s residence and said that the interior of the house was thoroughly searched.

The raids were carried out on three different residences of the minister. The first took place at Siyal’s house in Larkana city, the second was carried out at Anwar Palace in Tehsil Baqarani’s Faridabad village and the third was conducted at Siyal’s Palace, also in Faridabad village.

Meanwhile, the house of Sohail Anwar Siyal’s close friend, Asad Kharal, was also raided.

Important documents were seized during all the raids, NAB officials said.

They said that during the raids, the residences were also measured. Resultantly, it was found Siyal’s Faridabad house covers an area of four acres and a part of it has been built on government land.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.