PPP’s Jakhrani, others indicted in Rs360m embezzlement case
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April 6, 2021
SUKKUR: The Accountability Court, Sukkur, indicted Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader, Aijaz Jakhrani, and 12 other accused in a case of assets beyond known sources of income on Monday.
The AC judge, Justice Fareed Anwar Qazi, framed the charges against accused, including Adviser to the Sindh CM on Prison, Aijaz Jakhrani, Agha Zarar, Allah Ditto, Fareed Mugheri and other Sindh government officials in a corruption case of Rs360 million. The judge read out the indictment, while the accused pleaded not guilty and opted to contest the charges. Later, the court adjourned the hearing till April 13. The NAB had accused Aijaz Jakhrani and four others of alleged involvement in corruption of Rs740 million in a reference, whereas, the Sindh CM’s aide and 12 others are facing charges of Rs360 million corruption in the second reference.
Rs360m paid to digBhutto family’s accounts
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January 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Not only Broadsheet, National Accountability Bureau also quietly paid a sum of $2.25 million (Rs360 million) to yet another asset recovery firm that was hired to dig out details of late Benazir Bhutto, her spouse Asif Ali Zardari and others after NAB prematurely terminated contract with it. In 2000, when M/S Broadsheet LLC was hired to go after 200 target individuals, M/S International Assets Recovery (IAR) was contracted to look for the fortune of the Bhutto family that, NAB suspected, was stashed in different secret jurisdictions of the world. However, NAB broke with both the firms in 2003 without following due process of termination that resulted in efforts to pre-empt litigation through settlement agreements. While NAB entered into a settlement of $1.5 million for Broadsheet with aperson who wasn’t legally authorised to negotiate a truce, a separate $2.25 million was paid to IAR under a sett
Rs360m paid to dig Bhutto family’s accounts
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Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto and ex-president Asif Zardari.
ISLAMABAD: Not only Broadsheet, the National Accountability Bureau also quietly paid a sum of $2.25 million (Rs360 million) to yet another asset recovery firm that was hired to dig out details of the late Benazir Bhutto, her spouse Asif Ali Zardari and others after NAB prematurely terminated contract with it.
In 2000, when M/S Broadsheet LLC was hired to go after 200 target individuals, M/S International Assets Recovery (IAR) was contracted to look for the fortune of the Bhutto family that, NAB suspected, was stashed in different secret jurisdictions of the world. However, NAB broke with both the firms in 2003 without following due process of termination that resulted in efforts to pre-empt litigation through settlement agreements.