The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and his wife Bushra Bibi in the cases related to the Toshakhana and National Crime Agency (NCA) £190 million scandal, ARY News reported.
The PTI chairman was summoned by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with the investigation into the Toshakhana case. He has been directed to bring records of the all state gifts.
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According to the NAB notice, the PTI chief received a total of 108 gifts from Toshakhana. He has also been directed to bring the received gifts and their receipts with him.
Moreover, the PTI chairman’s wife Bushra Bibi was also summoned by the NAB investigators in the NCA scandal case. She has been directed to bring the Al-Qadir Trust agreement and donors.
It is noteworthy to mention that the PTI chief and his wife had given written assurances to the anti-corruption watchdog for their appearances.
Both PTI chief and Bushra Bibi had skipped their last appearances in the NAB.
NCA £190m scandal
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had launched an investigation against PTI chief, Bushra Bibi and others for the alleged gain of hundreds of canals of land in the name of Al Qadir University Trust, which reportedly caused a loss of 190 million pounds to the national exchequer.
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As per the charges, the former prime minister and others accused allegedly adjusted Rs50 billion — 190 million pounds at the time — sent by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the government.
The former prime minister and PTI chairman registered Trust for Al-Qadir University Project on Dec 26, 2019.
