ISLAMABAD Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB chaired a meeting to review the performance of NAB Rawalpindi at NAB Headquarter. Hussain Asghar, Deputy Chairman NAB, Syed Asghar Haider, Prosecutor General Accountability (PGA), Zahir Shah, DG Operations NAB, Irfan Naeem Mangi, DG NAB Rawalpindi and other senior officers of NAB were present at the meeting. During the meeting Irfan Naeem Mangi, DG NAB-Rawalpindi it was informed that NAB Rawalpindi under the dynamic leadership of Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has filed 14 references in Fake Bank Accounts Scam cases which are under adjudication before the Learned Accountability Courts Islamabad. During the meeting, DG NAB Rawalpindi also informed that NAB Rawalpindi has recovered Rs. 23.852 billion in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases. The details of references are as under:
1. Reference No.8/2021 State Vs Asif Ali Zardari &others.
2. Reference No.6/2021 State Vs Liaquat Ali Qaimkhani.
3. Reference No.1/2021 State Vs Khursheed Anwar Jamali etc.
4. Reference No.3/2021 State Vs Ejaz Haroon etc.
5. Reference No.6/2020 State Vs Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani & others (FBA) -Tosha Khana) etc.
6. Reference No. 3/2020-Ibd State Vs Bahria Town (Bagh-e-Ibn-Qasim)(FBA).
7. Reference No. 2/2020-Ibd State Vs Muhammad Bilal Sheikh (FBA).
8. Reference No. 16/2019-Ibd State Vs Kawaja Anwar Majeed (FBA) (Sugar Cane Case).
9. Reference No.14/2019 State Vs Manzoor Qadir Kaka (FBA).(SBCA Cases) Nehare Khayam.
10. Reference No.13/2019 State Vs Asif Ali Zardari & Others (Park Lane Case) (FBA).
11. Reference No.5/2019 (Isb) State Vs Ejaz Ahmed Khan (SID) (FBA).(Harish Cases).
12. Reference No.4/2019-Ibd State Vs Khawaja Abdul Ghani Majeed etc ((FBA) (Pink Residency case).
13. Reference No.3/2019-Ibd State Vs Muhammad Hussain Syed (FBA). (Amenity Plots Case).
14. Reference No. 2/2019 (Isb) State Vs Hussain Lawai etc (FBA)
Further DG NAB Rawalpindi informed the meeting that NAB Rawalpindi has also filed a reference against Ahsan Iqbal, former Federal Minister for Planning & Development & Reforms (P&D) and others before the learned Accountability Court, Islamabad. The reference has been filed in connection with the Narowal Sports City project in which accused Ahsan Iqbal misused his authority to illegally enhance the scope of the project from Rs 34.75 million to Rs 2994 million approx. Narowal Sports City (NSC) project formerly known as Sports Stadium Narowal was initially conceived in 1999 on the directions of accused Ahsan Iqbal without any feasibility study and codal formalities as per law. The project was initially approved at the cost of Rs 34.74 million by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) headed by accused Ahsan Iqbal which not only conflict of interest but the funds of people of Pakistan were diverted towards his political mileage by misusing his authority. In the same year i.e. 1999, accused Ahsan Iqbal not intervened in the official domain of Ministry of Interprovincial Coordination (IPC) but also illegally directed Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and NESPAK to enhance the scope of the project. Accordingly, the scope was enhanced as per the said directions and resulted in enhancement in the cost of the project to the tune of Rs 97.52 million. Accused Ahsan Iqbal not only enhanced the scope of the project but also personally identified land for NSC project and provided specific Khasra Numbers to the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to acquire the land identified by him. The project was shelved in the year 1999 by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on the directions of the Ministry of Planning and Development on the grounds that the Narowal Sports City project (NSC) did not have the requisite weight-age with respect to economic necessity. The project was again started in 2009 and approved at the cost of Rs.732 million approx. However, the project was devolved to Govt. of the Punjab in 2011 after the 18th constitutional amendment. He informed that when accused Ashan Iqbal took over the charge of Minister PD&R in 2013, He illegally directed officials of his ministry to include NSC project in PSDP 2013-14 which was not included in draft PSDP 2013-14 as it was a devolved project and was also reflected in Annual Development Program (ADP) 2013-14 of Govt. of Punjab. Ahsan Iqbal by misusing his authority hijacked the provincial project in violation of 18th Constitutional Amendment and CCI decision dated 28.04.2011 with ulterior motives and made huge wasteful expenditure from federal government exchequer. Moreover, accused Ahsan Iqbal by misusing his authority illegally and unlawfully, without any justification increased the cost of the project from 730 Million to Rs 3 Billion (Approx), by misusing his authority for personal political mileage. Accused Ahsan Iqbal from 2012-13 to 2016-17 diverted about 90 % of sports funds of M/o IPC to his constituency by misusing his position to cement his political position by depriving the whole country through blatant conflict of interest.
Further DG NAB Rawalpindi informed the meeting that NAB Rawalpindi has filed 31 references of Modarba cases before the Learned Accountability Courts and recovered Rs. 1 billion besides cautioned/frozen assets worth Rs1646.5 million. The number of affectees are 31524 whereas the NAB has arrested 45 accused persons in Modarba scam including Mufti Ehsan-ul-Haq, Mufti Ibrar-ul-Haq, Hafiz Muhammad Nawaz, Moeen Aslam, Obaidullah, Mufti Shabbir Ahmad Usmani, Sajjad Ahmed, Asif Javed, Ghulam Rasool Ayubi, Muhammad Hussain Ahmed, Hamid Nawaz, Muhammad Irfan, Bilal Khan Bangash, Matiur Rehman, Muhammad Numan Qureshi, Syed Aksheed Hussain, Muhammad Adil Butt, Muhammad Saqib, Umair Ahmed, Aqeel Abbasi, Mufti Hanif Khan, Nazeer Ahmed Ibrahim Alshoriam and Saifullah etc. During the meeting, it was informed that in Modarba case, NAB Rawalpindi had filed reference before the Learned Accountability Court Islamabad against Mufti Ehsan-ul-Haq, CEO of M/s Fayazi Group of Industries Modarba case along with nine other accused persons. The Accountability Court Islamabad awarded 10 years imprisonment and Rs. 9 billion fine to Mufti Ehsan-ul-Haq while his nine other co-accused were imposed Rs1 billion fine. That conviction was the maximum in the NAB’s history. While the accused Mufti Ehsan-ul-Haq, CEO of M/s Fayazi Group of Industries Modarba case along with nine other accused persons were convicted after detailed perusal of solid evidence presented by NAB Rawalpindi as per law in the accountability court. NAB Rawalpindi had filed a reference in accountability court Islamabad against Ghulam Rasool Ayubi and other persons in the Modarba case on charges of corruption, corrupt practices and cheating the public at large under the ploy of Islamic mode of investment.
The Learned Accountability Court awarded a 10 years jail sentence to Ghulam Rasool Ayubi along with a fine of Rs3.7 billion in corruption reference of Modarba case which was filed by NAB Rawalpindi. The NAB Rawalpindi has filed corruption references in accountability court Rawalpindi against Muhammad Nazeer CEO Islamic investment and other accused persons in the Modarba case on charges of corruption, corrupt practices and cheating public at large under the ploy of Islamic mode of investment worth Rs95.52 million. The NAB Rawalpindi has filed reference before the Learned Accountability Court Rawalpindi against Muhammad Bilal of Bilal Trading Corporation and other accused persons in Modarba case on charges of corruption, corrupt practices and cheating public at large under the ploy of Islamic mode of investment worth Rs48.410 million. The NAB Rawalpindi had filed reference before the Learned Accountability Court Rawalpindi against Shamsur Rehman CEO M/s Al Baraka Marketing (Pvt) Ltd and other accused persons in Modarba case on charges of corruption, corrupt practices and cheating public at large under the ploy of Islamic mode of investment worth Rs25.02 million. The NAB Rawalpindi had filed reference before the Learned Accountability Court Rawalpindi against Muhammad Yasir s/o Muhammad Gulistan, CEO Al Jazeera International and other accused persons in Modarba case on charges of corruption, corrupt practices and cheating public at large under the ploy of Islamic mode of investment worth Rs5.95 million.
Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB said that NAB is committed for making Pakistan corruption-free by adopting the “Accountability for All” policy as per law. He said that NAB’s anti-corruption strategy has started yielding excellent results. The Honorable Chairman NAB appreciated the excellent performance of NAB Rawalpindi under the supervision of Mr. Irfan Naeem Mangi, DG NAB Rawalpindi and hoped that the bureau will continue to work with more dedication, devotion and commitment in future in order to conduct all complaint verifications, inquiries as investigations on the basis of solid evidence as per law