ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred the assets case involving Azam Swati, former federal minister for science and technology, to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for further investigation, ARY News reported.
While hearing the case pertaining to ‘assets beyond known sources of income’ relating to the ex-minister, Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar said the court was not wrapping up the case. Further decision will be taken after the final report, he observed.
Faisal Siddiqi, who has been appointed amicus by the Supreme Court, cited the joint investigation team report that Mr. Swati misled the FBR as his assets and income had major misappropriations.
The CJP responded that the misuse of authority had been exposed. The case will now reach its conclusion, he added.
Meanwhile, the court also resented new Islamabad Inspector General Amir Zulfiqar over his ‘inaction’ against Azam Swati for misusing his powers.
“If you can’t do the justice, how could you be an IGP. The impression about you has gone bad”, he remarked.
Swati resigned on Dec 3 because of his suo motu case in the Supreme Court pertaining to the ‘illegal’ transfer of former Islamabad inspector general Jan Muhammad.
Azam Swati was caught in a spotlight in the wake of IGP’s transfer on October 27 last year after he allegedly refused to take action on a complaint by the son of Azam Swati, regarding a fight over purported encroachment with a family at their farmhouse. The JIT was later formed to probe the matter.
The JIT on November 29 had submitted its report to the Supreme Court in the case pertaining to transfer of inspector general of police, Islamabad, blaming Swati for misusing powers.
The JIT had launched its investigations against Azam Swati over alleged abuse of powers. According to details, the JIT in its report said allegations made on a poor family lacked truth.
“A clout was used to register a first information report against the family [against whom Swati’s son had quarreled]”. The JIT said charges of land grabbing on the poor family were incorrect. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar sought explanation from Mr. Swati under Article 62-1 (f) in the light of findings of the JIT.
