NAB summons special assistant to dysfunctional CM Afridi in corruption inquiry

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has issued notices under Section 19 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, in connection with the ongoing inquiry regarding Dr Amjad Ali, MPA and Special Assistant to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa dysfunctional Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Housing.

The inquiry is into claims of acquisition of assets beyond known sources of income, corruption and unscrupulous behaviour.

NAB has called four witnesses, Bacha Syed, Muhammad Arif Shah, Siraj Ahmed and Naveed Ahmed, to record their statements and furnish relevant documents between October 20 and 22.

The agency also asked for data relating to allotment, ownership and payment of plots in connection with Islamabad’s Eighteen Housing Society and Jalozai Housing Scheme.

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Besides, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Accounts Department has been instructed to provide record of salary, allowances, incentives and travel expenditures of Dr Amjad Ali.

NAB has cautioned that non-availability of sought records may invite initiation of legal action including prosecution against the concerned persons.

The probe remains focused on the charges under investigation, and the issue of summons notifications does not, by itself, demonstrate misconduct.