KARACHI: An accountability court has initiated proceedings to restore 15 corruption references that were earlier transferred from the accountability courts to anti-corruption courts, acting on a request by a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor.
The court restored the references and issued notices to the accused, directing them to appear on the dates fixed.
Those served notices include Balochistan provincial minister Ali Hassan Brohi, former Sindh chief secretary and former member of the Land Utilisation Department Siddique Memon, former Malir deputy commissioner Qazi Jan Mohammad, former district revenue officer Ejaz Hussain and former additional secretary Land Utilisation Abdul Qadir Memon.
Other accused named are former section officer Ghulam Mustafa, former mukhtiarkar Iqbal Awan, former revenue officer Mohammad Hanif, treasury officer Mohammad Musa Kazmi, assistant treasury officer Abdul Latif Khoso, Mirpur Sakro tapedar Nisar Ahmed Wagan and Ali Asghar Meendhro, as well as private builders Javed Iqbal and Wasim Ahmed Sheikh. The cases involve alleged illegal allotment of land.
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The restoration follows a Sindh High Court ruling that set aside the earlier transfer of the references, directing that they be returned to the accountability courts. The high court held that the accountability courts had not followed the mandatory procedure of examining the matters with NAB’s assistance before ordering the transfers.
The accountability court has directed all nominated accused to appear on the specified dates to face the restored NAB references.
