Saad Rafique summoned on March 10 in Paragon City case
The court has also ordered National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officer to appear in next hearing.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday has summoned Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on March 10 in a case pertaining to Paragon City.
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar conducted hearing of the case during which, Saad Rafique was directed to explain his connection with Paragon City issue on Saturday.
On the appearance of Brigadier (r) Majeed Riaz, CJP remarked that owners of the concerning organizations were called, not employees. He asked on which grounds, the model of LDA City was prepared and that who got the contract of Urban Development company.
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Riaz said that owner Tahir Javed was given the contract.
Subsequently, the court has also ordered National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officer to appear in the court.
Earlier, NAB raided the office of Paragon City (Pvt) Ltd and took several files and laptops in possession. The raid was conducted in relation to ongoing probe against alleged irregularities in Ashiana Housing Scheme.
NAB had expanded the ongoing investigation against mammoth financial irregularities in Ashiana Housing Scheme and LDA City projects. The team of the NAB remained inside office of Paragon City (Pvt) Ltd for over two hours.
