NAB told to submit progress report on probe against Sindh law minister

Karachi: The Sindh High Court on Friday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to submit a report on progress in an ongoing investigation into alleged accumulation of wealth by against provincial law minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar.

Lanjar has obtained protective bail from the high court against a NAB call-up notice with regard to the accumulation of wealth, including properties.

The NAB prosecutor submitted that the law minster did not mention the purchase of a bungalow in Clifton worth Rs90 million and other details of assets. He said the inquiry against the petitioner had been completed and its findings would be sent to the competent authority for conversion into an investigation. He sought time to submit a progress report.

The court extending the protective bail of the law minister directed NAB to submit a progress report on June 21.

Show-cause notice

The Sindh High Court issued a show-cause notice to the senior superintendent of police (SSP) of District South for not complying with the court directives in a missing woman case.

The petitioner, Abdul Hameed, submitted that his daughter, Asma, went missing on April 22, 2016, and her whereabouts were unknown.

He alleged that she was working at the house of Asfand in the DHA area and expressed suspicion on the family members where she was working.

During the previous hearing, the court had directed the SSP to produce the girl before it; however, the court order was not complied with. The court issued a show-cause notice to the police officer to explain why he failed to comply with its order at the next hearing.

Illegal detentions

The high court directed the police and other law enforcement agencies to file a progress report with regard to the recovery of citizens allegedly detained by personnel of law enforcement agencies.

Petitioners Hanifa Bibi, Jameela and Aziz Mustafa Jamal submitted that Muneer, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Ali and Syed Zuhair Ali were picked up by law enforcement agencies from Lyari, Gulshan-e-Iqbal and North Karachi and their whereabouts were unknown.

They stated that police were not making efforts for the recovery of the detainees.

The court also directed the investigation officers to ascertain the whereabouts of the detainees by using modern technology and submit progress reports.