NAB decides to launch inquiry against Imtiaz Sheikh.

ISLAMABAD -- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday decided to launch an inquiry against Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Sheikh over illegal allotment of land, media reported.

According to NAB sources, the provincial minister was involved in allotting 30 acres of land in Korangi, Karachi.

The PPP leader with the help of Board of Revenue officials caused a loss of millions of rupees to the national exchequer.

An anti-corruption case was also registered against Imtiaz Sheikh in 2005 for land grabbing.

Earlier on Tuesday, the NAB finalised reference against Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader and Sindh's former minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar and set it for approval from the executive board.

This was stated by the NAB...

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