ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Saturday apprehended Fawad Chaudhry in connection with a corruption case. Prior to this, the NAB chairman had issued arrest warrants for Fawad Chaudhry in another corruption case. The warrants cited corruption and corrupt practices under section 9(a) of NAO 1999, leading to his immediate arrest. Following approval from a judicial magistrate, NAB conducted an interrogation of Fawad Chaudhry in the corruption case, subsequently re-arresting him from Adiala Jail. His Wife Hiba Chaudhry had announced that Fawad Chaudhry will contest the upcoming general elections and will participate in the elections.
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Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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