Non-bailable warrants for ex-CEO TDAP
KARACHI: A federal court has issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan’s former chief executive officer Tariq Iqbal Puri in multi-billion rupees’ corruption scam.
The special anti-corruption court Karachi’s judge Mahboob Ali Dayo ordered the Federal Investigation Agency to arrest Puri and present him in the court on Saturday (today) without fail.
Puri, TDAP’s former director-general Abdul Kareem Daudpota, former secretary Javed Anwar Khan, private person Faisal Siddique Khan and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani were indicted by this court in 2017 for committing corruption to the tune of Rs70 billion.
According to the prosecution, Gilani, Daudpota and some other senior officials of the authority were among many exporters and bank officials accused of embezzlement of export development funds. They defendants allegedly caused a great loss to the national exchequer through financial irregularities and bogus export claims on freight subsidies approved by the former PPP government for exporters.
-
Hailee Steinfeld Spills Her 'no-phone' Rule With Husband Josh Allen -
Bowen Yang Gets Honest About Post SNL Life: 'It’s An Adjustment' -
Charlize Theron Delivers Strong Message At 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony -
Lil Jon Reacts To Son Nathan Smith's Death: 'Devastated' -
Bianca Censori Reveals Where She And Kanye West Stand On Having Children Together -
Taylor Swift Hypes Olympic Athletes In Surprise Video Message -
Timothy Busfield Charged With Four Counts Of Child Sexual Abuse -
Amy Schumer Explains Why Her Sudden Photo Surge Is ‘not A Cry For Help’ -
Kanye West First Contacted Bianca Censori While In Marriage To Kim Kardashian? -
Travis Kelce Reveals What His Nieces Really Do When He, Taylor Swift Visit -
Lola Young Makes Career Announcement After Stepping Back From Touring -
Priyanka Chopra Shares Heartfelt Message For Nick Jonas -
Spotify, Major Labels File $13b Lawsuit Over Alleged Music Scraping -
Travis Kelce Opens Up About Being Backup Plan For His Nieces -
Winter Olympics 2026: Chinese Robot Dance Goes Viral In Milan -
Jessica Biel Urged To Divorce Justin Timberlake?