ISLAMABAD
An amended list of 150 major financial scandals being pursued by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) shows that a number of inquiries against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and the likes which were initiated in 1999 and 2000 have still not been closed, and in some cases the amount involved is yet to be determined, sources reported.
The modified list was submitted by NAB on Monday, in compliance with the directives of the Supreme Court.
The fresh list of 44 pages — 10 more than the earlier document — highlights 50 cases each of financial scam, land scam and abuse of power.
Of them, 71 cases in the three categories are in the inquiry stage, 41 in that of investigation and 38 references have been filed and are pending in accountability courts.
A case against the prime minister, initiated on the complaint of retired Maj Gen M.H. Ansari on March 22, 1999, for illegal appointments in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), has been under process over the past 16 years.
NAB has given Sept 30 this year as the expected date of completion of the case.
Another case against the prime minister and his brother, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, for misusing their authority in the Rs126 million construction of a road from Raiwind to their family house, is also under investigation.
