Fake bank accounts case: NAB to file references against six, including Abdul Ghani Majeed

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Tuesday approved the first reference in fake bank accounts and money laundering case against the Omni Group of Companies Chief Executive Khawaja Abdul Ghani Majeed and others.

NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal chaired the Executive Board meeting which granted approval for filing six corruption references, including one pertaining to the fake bank account case.

The suspects are accused of operating fake bank accounts and illegally regularising seven acres of official land causing a loss of Rs1.422 billion to the national exchequer. It was the first reference in mega money laundering and fake bank accounts scam out of 16 references against the accused recommended by the Joint Investigation Team that was constituted by the Supreme Court.

The probe against the PPP top leadership, including former President Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and others, is still going on.

The Executive Board approved filing of a corruption reference against former secretary Workers Welfare Fund Iftikhar Rahim Khan and others for their alleged involvement in embezzlement of public money causing Rs466 million loss to the national exchequer.

The board authorised filing of a corruption reference against former director Urban Planning, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ghulam Sarwar Sindhu and others for allegedly allotting 4.5 acre land for the Shuttle Bus Service at the Diplomatic Enclosure, causing Rs408.32 million loss to the national exchequer.

The board authorized filing a corruption reference against former administrator of KMC Muhammad Hussain Syed and others for their alleged role in allotting a welfare plot, inflicting a heavy loss on the national exchequer.

The board also authorised filing of a corruption reference against former secretary Special Initiative, Department of Sindh Ejaz Ahmed Khan andothers for illegally awarding a water supply scheme contract to choice persons inflicting a loss of Rs29.25 million on the national exchequer.

The board authorised filing of a corruption reference against Ali Gohar Dahri and others for making illegal recruitments by allegedly misusing powers causing Rs74.85 million loss to the national exchequer.

Meanwhile, the NAB spokesman said it was their years-long policy to share details of the Executive Board with the people. “The aim of policy is not to hurt anybody, and the media is requested to kindly avoid speculations in this regard,” added the spokesman.

Addressing the meeting, Chairman Justice (R) Javed Iqbal said the NAB was strictly pursuing its policy of ‘Accountability for All’ across the board as per law and its foremost policy was to take mega corruption cases to their logical conclusion in accordance with the law.