NAB negotiates with Malaysia

ISLAMABAD - Director General National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Punjab, Shahnawaz Badar, was in Malaysia and was engaged in negotiations with Malaysian authorities for retrieving the looted money by Sh Afzal, Sh Haris and other main accused in Rs 9 billion Bank of Punjab scam case.
Sources in the department informed TheNation that DG NAB Punjab Shahnawaz Badar had held meetings with Attorney General of Malaysia and other relevant officials including Malaysian Police to discuss the assets and bank accounts of accused in Haris Steel Mills corruption case.
The NAB team would finalise the matter of assets security and a disposal mechanism so that the looted money be retrieved and brought back to the country.
The NAB would also impress upon the Malaysian authorities to probe further and dig out other possible hidden properties and bank accounts of the accused in the Bank of Punjab scandal.
It is pertinent to mention here that a US court in Virginia had accepted the extradition of Hamesh Khan, former president of Bank of Punjab, to Pakistan in connection with the Rs 9 billion bank scam.
The sources further informed that NAB would be on its toes and as soon as they would receive the green signal from US, they would dispatch a team to bring back Hamish Khan so that the other characters in Bank of Punjab scam could be brought to book.
Meanwhile, Acting Chairman NAB Irfan Nadeem approved investigation against Muhammad Ajmal Ansari, Ex-CEO Callmate Telipes Telecom (Pvt) Ltd in the alleged corruption of Rs 4.396 billion, sources in the department revealed.
The sources informed that Muhammad Ajmal Ansari was accused of cheating public at large to the tune of Rs 2.383 billion and causing Rs 2.12 billion loss to national exchequer. The accused allegedly purchased loaded cards from the Government but sold empty cards to public to the tune of Rs 2.383 billion. At the same time he did not repay the Government for the cards hence causing loss of Rs 2.12 billion to the government exchequer as well. The total fraud amounts to Rs 4.396 billion.