ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday opposed former prime minister (PM) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s request to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).
In its reply to IHC, NAB stated that all rental power projects were illegal in accordance with the Supreme Court’s (SC) judgement dated March 30, 2012, whereas the apex court had ordered to initiate investigation against all responsible persons and involved companies.
A seven-page NAB report said that the anti-graft body’s chairman had ordered to launch an investigation into the matter on April 2, 2012, in compliance with the top court’s judgement.
It further said that Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, who also a former minister for water and power, was the main accused in the corruption reference for misusing his powers.
The report added that references No. 100, 20116 and others were also under process in an accountability court of Lahore. The same court had issued arrest warrants against Ashraf on August 30 due to continuous absence from hearings.
The NAB prayed the court to dismiss the former PM’s petition as it was not maintainable.
It may be mentioned here that Ashraf had moved a petition to IHC seeking permission to visit a foreign country to attend a conference and the bench had sought a detailed reply from NAB during last hearing.