ISLAMABAD: An Executive Board meeting of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chaired by Chairman NAB Justice
Javed Iqbal Tuesday accorded approval to conduct 13 inquiries against ministers and officials. The board approved inquiries against the former federal minister for Housing and Works Akram Khan Durrani,
other officers/ officials, Nisar Ahmed Khoro , former provincial food minister Sindh,officers/ officials of Food Department Sindh, Dr Azam Hussain, former Vice-Chancellor Peoples University of Medical and Health Services, Shaheed Benazirabad,Emad Shah Bukhari, Messers Avenue Ventures, SMC Pvt Limited, officers/ officials of CDA, Nepra Power Plants Pvt limited, public power generation companies, Central Power Generation Agency,officers/officials of NTDC, Messers Shahzada Security Company , Tehkal, Peshawar and others,officers of
a Tourism Corporation Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officers of Revenue department and National Highway Authority, sub-engineer provincial subdivision, Khairpur, Syed Yasin Shah, contractor Agha Muhammad Pathan, and others, contractors and officers of Mepco are also included.
The EBM accorded approval to conduct five investigations against various persons including Senator Robina Khalid, management of Messrs Cosmos Production, Pvt ,Limited,Dr Akhtar Baloch, Vice Chancellor Shaheed Benazirabad Bhutto University Liyari,Karachi, Asim Murtaza Khan, Managing Director Pakistan Petroleum Limited , Hidayatullah Pirzada, former chairman Board of Directors Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Abdul Wahid General Manager Business Development , Rahat Hussain , chief economist Pakistan Petroleum Limited and others,officers of Revenue Department and National Highway Authority, Govt contractor Sardar Ashraf Baloch and others, Abdul Haleem Piracha, former DG of Civil Provincial Housing Authority, Javed Ahmed,Zakiullah, former secretary Housing and others.
Investigations against aforementioned have been referred to chief secretary KP for further action and probe. EBM decided to send investigations against the Civil Aviation Authority to the relevant department for further action as per law. The investigation against former MS Nishter Hospital to chief secretary Punjab and inquiry against officers of Karachi Port Trust to the relevant department for further investigations.
The EBM accorded approval filing two corruption references against former federal minister Arbab Alamgir Khan and Asma Alamgir Khan, former advisor to Prime Minister. They have been accused of having assets unmatched to their income.
The EBM approved filing corruption reference against Dr Ehsan Ali Vice Chancellor Abdul Wali Khan University for abuse of authority and illegal appointments and granting foreign scholarships to favorites causing Rs 483.76 million losses to the national kitty.
The EBM approved closing inquiries against former professor/ head of department cardiothrosic surgery,
Sheikh Zaid Hospital, Lahore Dr. Ajmal Hussat Naqvi, sister Incharge of cardiotherisic surgery department Zahida Majid and others, Director and guarantors of Messers Gia Textile Pvt, Faisalabad.
Dr. Javed said that NAB’s topmost priority was to eliminate corruption from the country by holding everybody accountable and NAB was pursuing accountability policy in true spirit. NAB was trying utmost to purge country from corruption. He directed to conclude corruption cases within prescribed timeframe and other corruption cases should be referred to the anti-corruption establishment.
NAB only believed in uninterrupted work. He also directed NAB officers to take logical conclusion to inquiries, investigations and complaint verifications in light of evidence.
