LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday summoned former director Haj Maj (r) Rao Shakeel Ahmad for December 20, during the hearing of an application filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB), seeking
the cancellation of his exemption from appearing in court.
Earlier, court had exempted Rao Shakeel Ahmad from appearing in court during the trials of a reference filed against him as he was serving as DCO Khaniwal and he had to participate in several meetings in this regard. The reference was filed against Rao Shakeel Ahmad that he with his father Rao Abdul Jalil Khan and a close relative and former Assistant Commissioner Ferozwala Rao Faheem Hashim (late) prepared fake document from GHQ in the name of Border Area Committee chairman and had allotted hundreds of kanal of property in Aouliapur Chak Maqboolpura.
On Thursday, NAB filed an application through its prosecutor to seek the direction for cancellation of accused exemption on the grounds that he is no more a government servant, thus not liable to have exemption from court appearance. In an application, NAB requested court to proceed with the reference on the day by day trial basis. The court on this application summoned accused for December 20.
The accused is in the custody of FIA (Rawalpindi) on the charge of corruption in Hajj operation as Hajj director.
REMAND EXTENDED: An accountability court extended the physical remand of Askari Bank Vice President and Bank Al-Falah former manager Khawar Rasheed, arrested on the charges of embezzlement of Rs 200 million through fraud, misuse of authority and criminal breach of trust.
The accused while posted as Manager Operations in 2006 at Bank Al-Falah, Taufail Road, Lahore Cantt in connivance with Muhammad Sajjad Khan, Misbah Shaukat and others made withdrawals from various Pakistani and foreign currency bank accounts.
The accused Khawar Rasheed and Misbah Shaukat being employees of the bank were found involved in facilitating withdrawals without proper verification and other formalities. Rasheed had confessed his offence before Fraud Investigation Unit of the bank.
