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KARACHI: An accountability court on Saturday acquitted former Pakistan Steel Mills chairman Moeen Aftab Sheikh and five others in a case pertaining to Rs61 million corruption in the award of canteen contracts in 2008-09. Mr Sheikh, then principal executive officer retired Brigadier Abdul Qayyum, then deputy general manager Mohammad Farooq, then deputy GM Imtiaz-ul-Haq, then deputy manager Asghar Ali, then deputy GM Mohammad Atique Khan along with then chairman of the food committee Najamuddin Saho and three contractors were charged with awarding canteens’ contracts at exorbitant rates. On Saturday, Judge Suresh Kumar of the Accountability Court-IV pronounced his verdict. The judge noted that the prosecution failed to prove its case against six accused persons. Therefore, he exonerated them by extending them the benefit of the doubt.

Mohammad atique khanRaja basantaniAbdul qayyumNajamuddin sahoSabih ishratMohammad atiqueMohammad farooqRaja mohammad aliAsghar aliSuresh kumarAli haiderMoeen aftab sheikhShaukat hayatInvestigation agencyNational accountability bureauPakistan steel mills