NAB summons Akram Durrani in assets beyond means case

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former federal minister and Jamiat Ulma-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader for an inquiry, in a case related to assets beyond known sources of income on April 11, citing sources, ARY News reported.

Durrani has been served notice to appear before the anti-graft watchdog body for an inquiry, he will be handed over a questionnaire, said sources.

The former minister allegedly allotted plots owned by the DHA Foundation in sectors 1-12 and 1-16 to his near and dear ones and caused losses to the national exchequer, the top graft buster had said in a statement.

He served as the Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007. He served as federal minister for Housing and Works, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.

Last year, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal had ordered an inquiry against Akram Khan Durrani over misuse of power and illegal allotment of plots.

Durrani was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency PK-90 (Bannu-IV) in general election of 2018.

On October 2, 2018, Akram Khan Durrani became leader of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).