Former federal petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain owns two houses in Dubai, in addition to a private hospital, according to the latest interrogations carried out by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials.
According to reports, NAB officials interrogated Dr Asim through six sessions after getting his custody from the Gulberg police.
Former president and current Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s confidant told investigators that he established Zia Hospital in Dubai in collaboration with Imtiaz Hashmi and Arif Zarghooni.
He also revealed that he constructed two houses for him in Dubai and one in London adding that he invested Rs 4 billion in London’s real estate business.
Pir Mazharul Haq donated tracts of land in Clifton and Nazimabad in 1994 to the trust; he told the investigators that Rs 2 billion was siphoned off from Zia Ud Din Trust to London.
During the course of interrogation, Dr. Asim complained of chest pain and infection, the sources said. Now, a government doctor checks him twice a day.
