Five men named in Broadsheet probe to face criminal proceedings
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April 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Criminal proceedings would be carried out against five individuals, including Ahmer Bilal Soofi, named in the Broadsheet inquiry commission report, Fawad Chaudhry, the Minister for Science and Technology, told the media on Thursday, as he said action would also be taken against Tariq Fawad Malik who had “facilitated the whole contract with Broadsheet”.
During a post-cabinet meeting media briefing here, Chaudhry said Justice (retd) Azmat Saeed Shaikh-led Broadsheet inquiry commission had unearthed “original data” of the Swiss accounts case, and therefore, he indicated Swiss accounts case against former president Asif Ali Zardari could be reopened.
By our correspondentISLAMABAD: The commission constituted to investigate the Broadsheet scandal Thursday released its findings, with a key takeaway being that all institutions except for NAB were.
By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The commission constituted to investigate the Broadsheet scandal Thursday released its findings, with a key takeaway being that all institutions except for NAB were found to have resisted cooperating with the investigation.
Headed by Justice (retired) Sheikh Azmat Saeed, the commission has also stated in its report that Broadsheet s records were missing from “nearly everywhere”, including the Pakistan mission in London.
Additionally, the report states that the chairman of the commission (Justice Saeed) did not think it necessary to record Tariq Fawad Malik and Broadsheet CEO Kaveh Moussavi’s statements.
According to the report, the asset recovery deal made with Broadsheet makes evident the government institutions’ failure to comprehend international laws.
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Bureaucracy made ‘every attempt’ to conceal evidence: Broadsheet report Govt announces to take ‘criminal action’ against Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Hassan Saqib Sheikh, Ghulam Rasool, Abdul Basit, Shahid Ali Baig and Tariq Fawad Malik
April 2, 2021
The inquiry commission constituted to investigate the Broadsheet scandal Thursday said no institution except the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cooperated with it, adding that the bureaucracy made every attempt to conceal the evidence.
The one-man commission headed by Justice (r) Sheikh Azmat Saeed released its findings, which stated in the report that Broadsheet’s records were missing from ‘nearly everywhere’, including the Pakistan High Commission in London. “Bureaucracy made every attempt to hide records or make them disappear in moves that were in many instances transcontinental,” the report maintained. “Even before the commission could become functional upon provision of office space and staff, the
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