Pervez Ashraf among 8 others indicted over unmerited GEPCO appointments

Dunya News

Accountability court called all witnesses on next hearing to record their statements

LAHORE (Dunya News) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court on Tuesday indicted former prime minister, Raja Pervez Ashraf, in Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO) job recruitment scam, reported Dunya News.

According to details, seven others were also indicted in the GEPCO scam. Ex-prime minister, had allegedly recruited 437 people without meeting merit requirements. During hearing, Ashraf’s lawyer argued that clean copies of reference should be made available. The court responded by saying that this is your repeated claim, “don’t waste court’s precious time”.

The court further said that Ashraf’s should allow the trial to complete. The court rejected lawyer’s plea of providing clean copies. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court called all witnesses on next hearing to record their statements