Investigators from the National Accountability Bureau on Monday interrogated former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf for at least three hours over the illegal appointment of former OGRA chairman Tauqeer Sadiq, read a newspaper’s report.
Sadiq is wanted by the anti-corruption body over his involvement in Rs 82 billion corruption case, and is awaiting extradition to Pakistan after a verdict from a UAE court where he was hiding after fleeing the country.
Sources said that the former prime minister told NAB investigators that he was solely responsible for the appointment of Tauqeer Sadiq and was not being directed by President Asif Zardari or Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Secretary General Jehangir Badr to do so.
He also told investigators that media reports were falsely accusing him of issuing 200 licences to CNG stations. He also said that he had approved 68 CNG stations’ licenses which were already approved in 2010 by his predecessor.
