Corruption cases transferred back to NAB courts in Karachi

Corruption cases that had been shifted from accountability courts to anti-corruption courts have now been

KARACHI: Corruption cases that had been shifted from accountability courts to anti-corruption courts have now been transferred back to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) courts.

The development came after a request from a NAB prosecutor, following a Sindh High Court ruling that declared the earlier transfer of the cases to anti-corruption courts invalid.

The accountability court has initiated proceedings to revive 15 references that were previously transferred.

The Sindh High Court had directed that the cases pending before accountability courts be returned to NAB courts after setting aside the order through which they were moved to anti-corruption courts.

NAB subsequently filed an application seeking restoration of the cases in compliance with the high court’s decision.

The accountability court issued notices to the accused persons nominated in 15 separate references and summoned them for proceedings.

Several officials and other individuals have been named in cases involving alleged corruption and illegal allocation of land.

Balochistan provincial minister Ali Hassan Brohi is among those nominated in the cases. The court also issued notices to former Sindh chief secretary and former Land Utilisation member Siddiq Memon.

Former Malir deputy commissioner Qazi Jan Muhammad and former district officer revenue Ijaz Hussain were also summoned.

Notices were further issued to former additional secretary of Land Utilisation Abdul Qadir Memon and former section officer Ghulam Mustafa.

Treasury officer Muhammad Musa Kazmi and assistant treasury officer Abdul Latif Khoso were also summoned by the court.

The court additionally issued notices to Mirpur Sakro tapedar Nisar Ahmed Wagan and Ali Asghar Mendhro.

Former Mukhtiarkar Iqbal Awan and Muhammad Hanif were also among those summoned in connection with the cases.

The accountability court has also called several revenue officials and builders, including Javed Iqbal and Waseem Ahmed Sheikh, to appear before it.