ISLAMABAD: A National Accountability Bureau held here with chairman Justice , Javed Iqbal, on Monday reviewed the performance of NAB Rawalpindi especially the recoveries made by NAB Rawalpindi in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases. D
uring the meeting, Irfan Naeem Mangi, DG NAB Rawalpindi informed that NAB Rawalpindi under the leadership of Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has recovered Rs. 33.246 billion in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases.
DG NAB Rawalpindi informed that NAB Rawalpindi has recovered Rs. 31.906 billion through Plea Bargain and through recovery of state land.
Federal Information minister, Fawad Hussain Chaudhary, had claimed recovery of Rs 33 billion from Zardari n company in his media talk on Sunday.
NAaB has confirmed recovery of Rs 33.246 bliion from Zardari and his associates .
The details of the recoveries made through Plea Bargain in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases are as under:
1. Plea Bargain of the accused persons Syed Arif Ali and Syed Asif Mahmood for an amount of Rs. 2.13 billion was approved by the respected Accountability Court in an investigation regarding extending illegal favors to M/s Technomen Kinetic (Pvt) Ltd and others in projects of Sindh Nooriabad Power Company & Sindh transmission and dispatch Company (STDC).
2. Plea Bargain of the accused Harish S/o Kalumal for an amount of Rs. 20.352 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Reference No. 05/2019 regarding illegal award of contract by Government of Sindh Special initiative Department to M/s Harish & Company and others.
3. Plea Bargain of the accused persons Hammad Shahid, Abdul Ghani, Tariq Baig, Muhammad Iqbal, Mohammad Touseef, Aamir, Siraj Shahid, Ehsaan Elahi for an amount of Rs. 20.206 billion was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Misappropriation of Land owned by Govt. of Sindh and Pakistan Steel Mills by public functionaries of BOR, Manzoor Qadir Kaka and others.
4. Plea Bargain of the accused persons Nadeem Younas, CEO M/s Zafar Enterprises, Abdul Sattar Qureshi, Aslam Pervaiz Memon, Ex- Executive Engineer, RDD, Baldev, Ex- Director Technical, RDD, Uzair Tahsin, Director Wadood Eng. Services Pvt Ltd, Muhammad Jaffar, Director Wadood Eng. Pvt Ltd, Abdul Rasheed Channa, Ex-Divisional Accounts Officer, Ayaz Ahmed Siddiqui for an amount of Rs. 299.27 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Illegal Award of Contracts by various departments of Government of Sindh to the extent of Roshan Sindh.
5. Plea Bargain of the accused persons Shahzaib Mahmood, Zulfiqal Ali and Arshad Iqbal for an amount of Rs. Rs. 50 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Reference No. 02/2020 State Vs Bilal Sheikh.
6. Plea Bargain of the accused persons Shahzaib Mahmood, and Zulfiqal Ali for an amount of Rs. 50 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Extending illegal / fraudulent finance facility by misuse of authority by officers / officials of Sindh Bank Limited to benami company of Omni Group namely M/s Paramount Builders & Developers (pvt) Limited and its subsequent misappropriation.
7. Plea Bargain of the accused persons Shafqat Mumtaz and Muhammad Abdullah for an amount of Rs. 11.884 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Purchase of plot no. 216, E.I. Lines, Karachi Cantonment, Karachi through dishonest and illegal means.
8. Plea Bargain of the accused person Zain Malik authorized Director of M/s Bahria Town Pvt Ltd for an amount of Rs. 2,129.78955 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Reference No. 02 / 2019 State Vs Hussain Lawai.
9. Plea Bargain of the accused person Zain Malik authorized Director of M/s Bahria Town Pvt Ltd for an amount of Rs. 200 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Reference No. 14 / 2019 State Vs Manzoor Qadir Kaka.
10. Plea Bargain of the accused person Zain Malik authorized Director of M/s Bahria Town Pvt Ltd for an amount of Rs. 1,563.01992 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Reference No. 04 / 2019 State Vs Khawaja Anwer Majdeed.
11. Plea Bargain of the accused person Zain Malik authorized Director of M/s Bahria Town Pvt Ltd for an amount of Rs. 31.79456 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in transactions of Rs. 8.3 Billion from Bahria Town through the Joint Account of APS Mushtaq Ahmed and Zain Malik into fake accounts.
12. Plea Bargain of the accused person Zain Malik authorized Director of M/s Bahria Town Pvt Ltd for an amount of Rs. 170 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in taking Rs. 1.22 billion kickbacks in JV Opal-225 by Zardari Group.
13. Plea Bargain of the accused person Zain Malik authorized Director of M/s Bahria Town Pvt Ltd for an amount of Rs. 4955.95 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Transaction Made from the Accounts of M/S Bahria Town (Pvt) Ltd and Joint Accounts of Zain Malik and Mushtaq Ahmed into Fake Accounts.
14. Plea Bargain of the accused persons Tara Chand, Ahmed Mastoi and Ghulam Sarwar for an amount of Rs. 82.9535 million was approved by the respected Accountability Court in Misappropriation of Sindh Tractor Subsidy Scheme.
During the meeting DG NAB Rawalpindi also informed that NAB Rawalpindi has recovered Rs. 1,005.72 million through pardon in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases. The details of the recoveries made through pardon in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases are as under:
1. Accused Nadeem Ahmed Khan surrendered Plot No. St 28 & St 28/A, Block-1, Scheme-5, Clifton Karachi to the concerned department in Reference No. 03/2019 regarding Illegal allotment of amenity plots ST-28 & ST-28/A Block-01, Scheme-5 Clifton Karachi.
2. Accused Sajawal Khan through legal heirs Yousaf Eidhi surrendered land measuring 30.03 Acres land allotted to him illegally amounting to Rs. 494.78 million in Investigation regarding Misappropriation of Land owned by Govt. of Sindh and Pakistan Steel Mills by public functionaries of BOR, Manzoor Qadir Kaka and others.
3. Rs. 10.94 million was recovered from accused Amjad Hussain through application of Pardon in Investigation regarding extending illegal favors to M/s Technomen Kinetic (Pvt) Ltd and others in projects of Sindh Nooriabad Power Company & Sindh transmission and dispatch Company (STDC).
Further DG NAB Rawalpindi informed the meeting that NAB Rawalpindi has recovered Rs. 334.429 million from accused Amanullah Memon through indirect recovery in misappropriation of Land owned by Govt. of Sindh and Pakistan Steel Mills by public functionaries of BOR, Manzoor Qadir Kaka and others in Fake Bank Accounts Scam Cases. The Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal,
Chairman NAB appreciated the excellent performance of NAB Rawalpindi under the supervision of Irfan Naeem Mangi, DG NAB Rawalpindi and hoped that NAB Rawalpindi will continue to perform in future with the same zeal and commitment.