NAB summons Sharif’s close aide, others for sugar scam probe

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday summoned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s close aide Javed Kiyani and others in connection with the ongoing investigation into the sugar scandal.

Kiyani is currently the vice-chairman of the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PASMA) and was a co-accused in the Hudaibiya Paper Mills case with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

A former officer of the Ministry of Industries and Production Khizar Hayat has also been summoned by NAB Rawalpindi on April 14.

Meanwhile, Muzammil Pasha, the accountant of the Industries and Production Department has been summoned by the anti-graft body on April 13 in relation to the investigation.

PASMA Chairman Sikander Pasha has also been summoned to the corruption watchdog’s office, for the second time, next week.

According to the questionnaire, the NAB will inquire from the persons about how the prices of sugar were determined in 2017 and who was responsible for doing so. The bureau has also sought the records of the proposals forwarded from 2017-2019 for the subsidy on sugar as well as the records of the Punjab Food Department.

PTI leader Jahangir Tareen has so far not been summoned by NAB Rawalpindi. He is being investigated by the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) in other cases.

According to the NAB, all persons will appear before a joint investigation team (JIT) headed by NAB Rawalpindi Director General (DG) Irfan Mangi on the said dates and questionnaires were also sent to them.

The personalities issued call-up notices have been asked to provide proposal records for the subsidy on sugar from 2017 to 2019. It is pertinent to mention here that NAB had acquired relevant records from the Punjab Food Department.

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