ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday filed a supplementary reference before the Accountability Court against former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and others, accused in connection with the liquefied natural gas case.
The bureau has nominated Abbasi, Abdul Khaqan Abbasi son of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former finance minister Miftah Ismail, ex-managing director (MD) Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Sheikh Imranul Haque, Agha Jan Akhtar, former chairman Port Qasim Authority (PQA), and Saeed Ahmed Khan, former chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), in the supplementary reference.
The other accused include, Aamir Naseem, former member oil OGRA, Uzma Adil Khan, chairperson OGRA, Shahid M Islam, former MD PSO, and Abdul Samad Dawood Director Engro Coropration Limited, Hussain Dawood Chairman Engro Corporaton Limited, M/s QED Consultant UK through its MD Phillip Nutman, Maverick Advisory through its CEO Sana Sadiq, Muhammad Amin MD Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL), and Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam. Meanwhile, the hearing of the LNG interim reference was adjourned till August 7, without any proceedings due to the judge, Muhammad Azam Khan, being on leave.
The NAB had filed an interim reference in the LNG scam in December last year.
Those who are nominated in the reference for allegedly misusing their authority include, Abbasi, Ismail, ex-MD PSO Sheikh Imranul Haque, Agha Jan Akhtar, former chairman PQA, Saeed Ahmed Khan, former chairman OGRA, Aamir Naseem, former member oil OGRA, Uzma Adil Khan, chairperson OGRA, Shahid M Islam, former MD PSO, and Abdul Samad Dawood.
After appearing before the court, Abbasi, while talking to the media, said he had provided each and every document to the NAB and answered every question.
The NAB should investigate him in front of television cameras, he said, adding the court proceedings should be done in front of the camera.
He said he was thankful to the NAB for including him in the limits of billionaire people.
He said he had provided record of all bank transactions to the NAB years ago. "I will ask the chairman NAB, how money laundering is done through tax paid money," he said.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020