NAB approves new inquiries against former politicians, bureaucrats.

ISLAMABAD -- The Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has given approval to three new investigations and five inquiries against former politicians and bureaucrats.

Chairman NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal chaired the EBM and authorised conducting three investigations against different personalities, including Khizar Hayat, former sessions' judge and others; Ahmed Khan Baloch, former MPA and others; and Sher Ali Gorchani, former Deputy Speaker, Punjab Assembly and others.

The EBM also accorded approval to five inquiries against different personalities: Muhammad Naeem Anwar, former MPA Punjab, Muhammad Saleem Khalid Mehmood and others; Directors, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Massers Fatima Group of Companies, attached departments and others; Tahir Basharat Cheema, former Managing Director PEPCO and others; Federal Land Commission, officers/ officials and others of Revenue Department Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar; Dr Fazal Karim, former EDO, Health Khanewal and others.

The EBM has also authorised constituting a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate the allegations against Muhammad Yasin, former Tehsil Nazim, Haroonabad; Ghazala Shaheen,former Member Punjab Assembly; Ghulam Murtaza, former member provincial assembly; Azam Sohail and others.

The JIT comprises the representatives of NAB, SECP,FBR, FIA and State Bank of Pakistan has been mandated to complete the inquiry within the next 90 days, which would be analysed by the EBM.

On the other hand, EBM referred the ongoing inquiry against Member National Assembly Ahsan ul Haq Bajwa, officers/ officials of Public Health Engineering to the Public Health Engineering, Punjab Highway Department with the condition that they share the conclusion of the inquiry with NAB.

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