Court jails Nisar Morai for 11 years
Seeks documentation from witness in illegal land allotment reference
KARACHI:
An accountability court on Saturday sentenced Nisar Morai and others accused to 11 years of imprisonment in the reference pertaining to illegal appointments and contracts in Fishermen Cooperative Society.
The court awarded seven years of imprisonment and a penalty of Rs10m to each of the convicts including Morai and Sultan Qamar Siddiqi. The other persons convicted include Imran Afzal and Shoukat Hussain.
The court also sentenced Morai to four years of additional imprisonment and a penalty of Rs500,000 for making illegal appointments. While announcing the verdict the court said that Morai made 143 illegal appointments in Fisheries and regularised 20 employees. However, the others accused were not found guilty of involvement in the illegal appointments.
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Court defers giving verdict in FCS graft case till February 11
Karachi
February 7, 2021
An accountability court on Saturday deferred till February 11 its judgement in a case pertaining to corruption at the Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS), involving Pakistan Peoples Party local leader Dr Nisar Morai.
Accountability Court -I had reserved its decision last week after hearing the final arguments from the defence and the prosecution following a nearly three years long trial. The decision was likely to be pronounced on Saturday.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference in January 2018, accusing then FCS chief Morai, former chief Abdul Saeed Khan, former vice chairman Sultan Qamar Siddiqui and 10 other officials and contractors of misusing their authority, embezzling funds, making illegal appointments and awarding fake contracts during 2014-15.
PTI, PPP leaders engage in war of words
Zaidi claims opposition is expecting another NRO, Ghani says govt’s ‘ineffective policies’ affect one and all
Sindh Assembly Session. PHOTO: NNI
KARACHI:
The political strife between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the ruling party in the Centre, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, deepened on Sunday, with leaders from both parties engaging in a war of words in the backdrop of another power show in Lahore by the Pakistan Democratic Movement and PPP lawmakers handing in their resignations.
Speaking on multiple occasions on the day, Maritime Affairs Minister Ali Zaidi claimed that the opposition, by holding PDM rallies, was expecting to be granted a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)-like deal, accusing the ministers from opposition parties of using resources from the national treasury for luxuries.