Warrants out for man who ‘transferred money into account of Durrani's daughter’
- By Web Desk -
- Feb 23, 2019
KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday issued arrest warrants for a businessman, who allegedly transferred millions of rupees into a bank account owned by Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani’s daughter, reported ARY News.
Sources said the name of Gulzar Ahmed surfaced during investigation against the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader.
NAB officials are probing the alleged transfer of millions of rupees of into a bank account of Durrani’s daughter.
The bureau has asked the authorities concerned to place the name of the businessman on a watch list.
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The bureau obtained key documents related to properties and vehicles owned by the speaker during a seven-hour long raid at his residence in Karachi hours after his arrest in Islamabad.
On July 20 last year, the bureau had ordered three separate corruption inquiries against the Sindh Assembly speaker. One inquiry pertains to allegations of accumulation of assets beyond known sources of income by the PPP leader, while the second pertains to illegal appointments of 352 on government posts.
As per NAB officials, the anti-graft body had summoned the speaker multiple times in connection with probe into the case, however, Durrani failed to comply which led to his arrest.