Prosecution completes arguments in graft case against Morai, others

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau’s top prosecutor on Thursday informed an accountability court in a letter that they had completed their arguments in a graft case against Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) former chairman Dr Nisar Ahmed Jan alias Nisar Morai and others.

Following the letter from the NAB’s prosecutor general, the accountability court-I put the case on final arguments till the next hearing on October 26. The court directed the defence to submit their arguments on the trial so that the case could proceed forward.

The anti-graft watchdog had filed a reference with the accountability courts administrative judge in January 2018, accusing the then FCS chief Morai, former chief Abdul Saeed Khan, former vice chairman Sultan Qamar Siddiqui and 10 other officials and contractors of misusing their authority, embezzling funds, making illegal appointments and awarding fake contracts during 2014-15.

According to the reference, the accused caused a loss of Rs343 million to the national exchequer. It said Morai joined the FCS as a director in 2013 and within a year rose to become its chairman, contrary to the rules as he was already holding a public office as a medical officer in the Sindh health department.