NAB again summons Ali Jahangir Siddiqui
NAB has summoned the Pakistani diplomat on August 27.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Ali Jahangir Siddiqui in alleged corruption references on August 27.
Siddiqui faces charges of embezzling Rs40 billion, inside trading in stock exchange and investing in foreign countries that costed billions to the shareholders.
He is also accused of selling shares to government institutions on exhorbitant prices that allegedly caused a loss of Rs20 billion to the national exchequer.
Siddiqui, son of prominent businessman Jahangir Siddiqui, appeared before the investigation team and recorded his statement in as many as 19 inquiries on March 22.
Separately, NAB has also summoned Chaudry Pervaiz Elahi and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain along with relevant records for allegedly possesing assets beyond known income tomorrow at 11am.
The petition against them for possessing illegal assets of more than Rs2 billion was filed in January 2000, following which NAB initiated investigation against them on April 12, 2000.
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi were framed in a graft case before the tenure of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. They have ensured that they would fully cooperate with NAB in its investigations.
