ISLAMABAD - The special committee of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) headed by Prosecutor General KK Aga has finalised scrutiny into the application moved by Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior A Rehman Malik, seeking institution of money laundering reference against Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his brother Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif.Now the case along with the recommendations of the committee would be tabled before the Executive Board meeting of NAB to take final decision on further proceedings on the case or to dump it, the sources further informed. The sources further said that committee under Prosecutor General NAB KK Aga comprised some senior investigation officers of the department with people from banking sector as well to scrutinise the cases against the politicians to sift genuine cases from the politically motivated ones and guide the NAB on it. The sources in the NAB informed TheNation that documents provided by Rehman Malik to NAB were pertaining to the money laundering charges against Sharif brothers in late 90s and an investigation had already been pending with NAB since early 2000.The sources further informed that it was charged in the application that Mian Brothers during their rule in late 90s had siphoned off huge foreign currency abroad soon after the conducting of nuclear blasts in May 1998 and purchased properties in London.Division Bench of Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench, which is also an appellate bench of the NAB courts, had barred the NAB authorities from proceeding against Mian brothers in the three pending cases and some six inquiries at various stages of investigations pending against them. When contacted NAB Spokesman Zafar Iqbal Khan confirmed to The Nation that the application moved by A. Rehman Malik against Sharif brothers was with special committee and the final decision on framing the case or drop the application would be made by the Executive Board meeting of the department when it was put before it.The spokesman expressed his ignorance about the contents of the application and also refused to comment whether it pertained to the money laundering charges against the Sharif brothers already under investigation in one of the pending inquiries against them.But sources insisted that it were the same old charges against Sharifs family and an inquiry in this connection was already pending with the NAB.According to data available besides three corruption references including Hudaybia Paper Mills, Ittifaq Foundries and Assets reference some six inquiries are under investigations against them before the NAB.These pending investigations included; case of illegal appointments in the FIA against Mian Nawaz Sharif; misuse of authority by Nawaz Sharif as ex-chief minister Punjab n the construction of road from Raiwind to Sharif family house causing loss of Rs125 million; Sharif Trust case against Nawaz Sharif/Sharif Trust involving allegation of money laundering, misappropriation of trust funds and acquisition of benami assets in the name of Sharif Trust; London properties case against Nawaz Sharif and others regarding owning of Aven Field properties in London; Illegal appointments in PIA allegedly by Mian Nawaz Sharif, and Corruption in the allotment of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) plots involving ex-CM Nawaz Sharif, ex-DG LDA Brig (r) Manzoor Malik, ex-Director Estate and Shahid Rafi.But in case the charges leveled against Sharif brothers by Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior A. Rehman Malik would be old one then it would be difficult for the NAB to proceed against Sharif brothers as the Division Bench of Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench had barred NAB to move against Sharif brothers in the corruption cases as well as the pending inquiries against them.






