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The action to reopen cases against NRO beneficiaries has begun as an accountability court in Karachi has summoned 52 people including Rehman Malik, Agha Siraj Durrani, Salman Farooqi and Usman Farooqi, reported Dunya News on Friday. NAB in Karachi had submitted applications to initiate cases against 52 people including Rehman Malik, Agha Siraj Durrani, Salman Farooqi, and Usman Farooqi. Accountability court issued arrest warrants of these people including Interior Minister Rehman Malik. However, on request of Maliks counsel Khawaja Naveed, the court changed arrest warrants to summon notice later. The court has called these people on January 8, 2010 and said if they failed to appear before the court, their arrest warrants will be issued. All these people were had escaped and were abroad when NRO was implemented.NABs Punjab Prosecutor had submitted application for issuances of notices to 32 people including Jahangir Badar, Nusrat Bhutto, Malik Mushtaq Awan, Rana Nazir Ahmad, Mian Muhammad Rahisd, Tariq Anis, Mian Tariq Mahmood, Qazi Afzaal and Tehsildar Amjad Hussain in the accountability court. On NABs application, accountability court issued notices to these 32 people. The people who have been served on notices include 12 politicians and 20 bureaucrats. NAB has filed 52 applications with accountability court in Karachi to reopen cases against Rehman Malik, Agha Siraj Durrani, Usman Farooqi and many others. The applications maintain that SC has ordered to reopen NAB cases. The court has summoned former provincial minister Habibullah Kundi in Peshawar for making assets of millions of rupees on the application of NAB. Sources told that NAB has also submitted an application with the SC to reopen cases against former interior minister Aftab Sherpao. In Quetta, accountability court issued notices to five people including former provincial minister revenue Marak Khan on the application of NAB.. Ahmad Mukhtar announces legal action for being stopped at airportFederal Minister for Defense Ahmad Mukhtar has announced to move the court for being stopped at the Islamabad when he was due to leave on Chinese tour. Mukhtar was stopped from leaving the country as his name was included among others in Exit Control List (ECL) after Supreme Courts verdict against NRO on Thursday. Defence Minister along with 6 member delegation was leaving for an official visit to China where he was scheduled to attend commissioning ceremony of F-22 P Frigate. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir is also part of the delegation. According to sources, when Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar along with Admiral Noman Bashir arrived at Islamabad airport, he was told by the immigration officials that he cant be allowed to leave the country as his name is included in the ECL. Secretary Defence Syed Athar Ali was also present on the occasion.
