News
BoP scam seems to be worth far beyond Rs9b: CJ
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) sought reply from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the proposal regarding giving the investigations into Bank of Punjab scandal to the former chief of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Tariq Khosa, Geo News reported Thursday.The court said in its remarks that the loan scandal is not worth just Rs9 billion; it is worth far beyond the mentioned amount.
A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday heard the case.
As the hearing began, the apex court scolded Hamesh Khan’s counsel Mehmood Sheikh for giving media statements regarding the case.
The CJ said in his remarks that Tariq Khosa, the former DG FIA could be made to lead the team investigating the case. The court demanded the NAB Chairman to submit his reply in this connection.
On an occasion, the CJ Chaudhry said the Law Minister also was implicated in the loan scandal and name of Finance Secretary Salman Siddique also appeared in the newspapers on the same count; accordingly, the matter needed to be taken seriously.
The CJP urged the investigations to be so transparent that no one has any chance to furrow the doubtful brows over them.
A significant development was achieved when a plea was filed pleading the court that State Minister Raees Muneer in era of Former President Gen (rtd) Pervez Musharraf borrowed Rs120 million from the BoP.
Courtesy www.Geo.tv