Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Sunday took serious notice of the news item (also highlighted by a senior anchor in his recent programme) regarding a fraud in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) amounting to more than Rs 1 billion.
According to the news item, the fraud had been committed in connivance with the senior bank officials, the most prominent amongst whom is an assistant vice president of the bank, a statement of Finance Ministry said.
The Finance minister, after taking a serious notice of the news highlighted by the media, has tasked the State Bank of Pakistan governor to investigate the matter and also send a report to the Finance Ministry within three days, so that the matter may further be proceeded in accordance with the rules.