An accountability court on Monday summoned Muhammad Idress, Umer Farooq, Farooq Mughees, Iftikhar, Sarfraz and Saif Ulla for the Bank of Punjab (BOP) scam case hearing. The aforesaid people are BOP officers and have been summoned as co-accused in the scam in which Rs 12 billion has been embezzled. Earlier, the court extended the judicial remand of former BOP president Hamaish Khan, former Kazikistan honorary consulate Seith Nisar and Haris Steel Mills owner Sheikh Muhammad Afzal until July 11. American nationality holder Hamaish Khan is the key figure of BOP scam and he has been charged that he misused his authority to issue Rs 6.20 billion loans to Afzal. Seith Nisar is also a beneficiary in this case and his liability is Rs 930 million, which he got illegally as loans in connivance with BOP high-ups. He has paid Rs 400 million to NAB during the physical remand while NAB recovered Rs 50 million in a raid at his farm house near Wahga Border last year. The court will resume the hearing on July11.
