The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday sent NAB Deputy Chairman Imtiaz Tajwar on a voluntary leave, a NAB spokesperson confirmed.
Imtiaz was booked for graft few days earlier. According to spokesperson, the deputy chairman will not return to the body until all the charges against him were cleared.
Earlier this week, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) registered a case against the deputy chairman on corruption charges.
The first information report (FIR) against Imtiaz Tajwar was registered under Section 5(2)47 of the Prevention of Corruption Act for misuse of authority and corruption while he had the additional charge of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra).
Tajwar, who was serving as additional secretary with the ministry, was given the additional charge of Nadra after Tariq Malik resigned as its chairman. He remained Nadra’s acting chairman for over a year.
According to the statement, the ministry approved registration of the FIR and the FIA registered the case after completing an inquiry.
The FIA investigation revealed that Tajwar had allegedly paid visa fees of his children and purchased expensive gifts for his relatives and sacrificial animals from ‘ill-gotten’ money.
