Report in Dawn, November 13th, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday closed an investigation against Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in an alleged corruption case for want of evidence and approved filing of seven references against others, including officials and public representatives of Balochistan.
The decision was taken at a NAB Executive Board Meeting (EBM) presided over by its chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal.
“The EBM has authorised closing of investigations against Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Speaker Punjab Assembly, and two senior bureaucrats — Qazi Laiq Ahmed and Khalid Sherdil — due to absence of evidence,” said a press release issued by the NAB headquarters.
The meeting was attended by NAB deputy chairman Hussain Asghar, prosecutor general accountability Syed Asghar Haider and director general (operations) Zahir Shah. Directors general of regional bureaus participated in it via video link. ……..
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