NAB reviews progress of cases against Zardari, the Sharifs

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Thursday reviewed the progress in the investigation of high-profile cases against former president Asif Ali Zardari, two former prime ministers - Nawaz Sharif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif, and others.
According to a NAB official, the anti-graft body reviewed progress in investigation of mega corruption cases involving other members of Sharif family and other senior politicians during a meeting presided over by NAB Chairman former Justice Javed Iqbal.
He said that the NAB meeting reviewed progress on the ongoing inquiries and investigations of mega corruption, white-collar crime cases against former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz, Salman Shahbaz, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz, former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, former finance minister Miftah Ismail, PML-N leader Amir Muqam, Captain (retired) Safdar, Sardar Mehtab Abbasi, former minister for housing and works Akram Durrani, former director general (DG) Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema, principal secretary to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Fawad Hassan Fawad, former managing director (MD) Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Imranul Haq Sheikh, and others.
The official said that the bureau also examined progress in the investigations of fake account cases against Zardari, Abdul Ghani Majeed, Anwar Majeed and others besides reviewing recovery of looted money and depositing it in the national exchequer.
He said that the progress in the investigations of 56 companies of Punjab, and latest situation about recovery of looted amount from chief executive offices (CEOs) of public limited companies and deposited in the national exchequer, progress on sugar and wheat scandals, especially embezzlement of wheat in Sindh and recovery of Rs10 billion and deposited in national exchequer, Khichi Canal, Gwadar Development Authority, progress in inquiries/investigations in 435 offshore companies against Saifullah brothers, Aleem Khan, and others, and mutual legal assistance applications sent to various countries.
The bureau also reviewed progress in inquiries and investigations against Khyber Bank, Peshawar, fake cooperative housing societies, and Modaraba/Musharakah scams.
Deputy Chairman, Prosecutor General Accountability, Director General (DG) Operations NAB, DG NAB Rawalpindi and all director generals (DGs) regional bureaus of the NAB attended the meeting through video link.