ISLAMABAD: The former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s 21-member cabinet has been summoned by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over the approval of sending £140 million from Britain to Bahria Town founder, Malik Riaz’s account.
The sources claim that in 2019, the Pakistani government reached an agreement with M/S Bahria Town Pvt Ltd to sell an expensive property in London and transfer its amount to Pakistan.
According to the details, this agreement was reached after M/S Bahria Town Pvt Ltd made an out-of-court settlement with the British National Crime Agency (NCA) in a case.
As per the case, the British National Crime Agency froze an amount of approximately 140 million GBP out of 190 GBP, including a property purchased by Ali Riaz Malik in 1-Hyde Park London.
Pakistan’s property tycoon, Malik Riaz, then used the money to pay the Rs. 450 billion fine imposed by the Supreme Court in connection with the illegal acquisition of land in Karachi’s Bahria Town, said the sources.
Besides the son of Malik Riaz, Ali Riaz Malik, NAB has issued notice to the following former cabinet members:
- Murad Saeed and Ghulam Sarwar Khan on October 11
- Pervaiz Khattak and Ali Riaz Malik on October 12
- Zubaida Jalal and Hammad Azhar on October 13
- Shafqat Mehmood and Shireen Mazari on October 14
- Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and Ejaz Shah on October 17
- Ali Amin Gandapur and Farogh Naseem on October 18
- Ali Zaidi and Khusro Bakhtiar on October 19
- Azam Khan Swati and Asad Umar on October 20
- Umar Ayub and Muhammad Mian Soomro on October 21
- Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed and Fawad Chaudhry on October 24
- Mehboob Sultan and Faisal Vawda October 25
In light of his cabinet members’ statements, former Prime Minister Imran Khan could also be summoned, said the NAB spokesperson.
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