The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has expanded its investigations into former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister’s special assistant Dr Amjad Ali, issuing fresh notices for business, property and financial records.
In the investigation involving Asad Qaiser, NAB has asked the Registrar of Firms to provide details of partnership firms registered in the names of 10 individuals. The bureau has also sought records of business partnerships, partnership deeds, business addresses and registration details linked to Qaiser, his family members and other relevant individuals.
Separately, NAB has issued notices to nine people as witnesses in an inquiry into alleged corruption and assets beyond known sources of income involving Dr Amjad Ali.
Five individuals have been directed to appear before the investigation officer in Peshawar on November 19 to record their statements regarding the purchase of property CLG-003 in Islamabad’s Eighteen housing society.
According to the notices, five individuals collectively paid Rs244 million for the property. The payments include Rs15 million by Imran Ali, Rs49 million by Kamran Ali, Rs100 million by Kashif Ali, Rs60 million by Waqar Ali and Rs20 million by Ziaur Rehman. NAB is examining the sources of these funds.
The bureau has also issued another call-up notice in the Dr Amjad Ali inquiry, directing Muhammad Tariq to appear as a witness on November 17.
NAB has asked him to provide complete bank account details and statements of four companies: Pioneers Residencia Private Limited, Pioneers Town Private Limited, Arabia Pioneers Cranes Trading and Transport Private Limited, and Pioneers Construction and Real Estate Consultants Private Limited.
The notice follows an earlier call-up issued on October 28, seeking additional documents and financial records from the companies.
Officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Housing Authority and other relevant individuals have also been summoned as witnesses in the inquiry involving Dr Amjad Ali.
The latest notices, issued on November 13, seek to establish details of business connections, financial transactions, company records and the sources of assets in both investigations.
