ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take legal action against Chief Commissioner Islamabad Fazeel Asghar who allegedly facilitated the exit of Sheikh Afzal, the chief accused in Rs 9 billion Bank of Punjab loan scam. The Chief Justice gave these directions while heading a three-member bench hearing the Bank of Punjab (BoP) loan scam case. The NAB report submitted to the court stated that the Chief Commissioner Islamabad had admitted during the investigation that he had facilitated Sheikh Afzals exit despite the fact that his name was placed on Exit Control List (ECL). Talking to journalists at the Supreme Court building, a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) official informed that the Bureau had also summoned Dr Babar Awan, Malik Abdul Qayum and Sharif Pirzada for investigation in the case. We have informed the court in this connection, he said. During hearing of the case, the Chief Justice expressed displeasure over the transfer of former DG FIA Tariq Khosa, praising him for his valuable efforts in arresting and extraditing Sheikh Afzal and his son Haris Afzal from Malaysia. The Government has not sent us a good message, the Chief Justice said. Acting Attorney General Shah Khawar, however, explained to the court that Khosa had been transferred to the Anti Corruption Department, which he said had similar importance. Prosecutor General NAB Dr Danishwar Malik and counsel for the Bank of Punjab Advocate Khawaja Haris informed the court that the Malaysian government had frozen property worth Rs 1.6 billion owned by Sheikh Afzal. Furthermore, documents of Sheikhs residential property in Dubai have also been procured and he has agreed to execute power of attorney in favour of the Bank of Punjab (BoP), Khawaja Haris informed. NAB also informed the court that Rs 5.83 billion had been so far recovered from Sheikh Afzal in cash and assets. Khawaja Haris requested for more time for completion of plea bargaining process, for which Sheikh Afzal had offered himself voluntarily, he said. Wasim Sajjad, counsel for Sheikh Afzal, submitted before the court that NAB was harassing Saith Nisar, brother of Sheikh Afzal, despite the fact that he had made no deal with the BoP. He had simply borrowed Rs 400 million from his brother Sheikh Afzal and returned the same after observation of the court. He requested the court to grant protection to his client. The Chief Justice, however, observed that Section 411 of the CrPC could come in force against those purchasing robbed goods. Khawaja Haris, too, opposed grant of protection to Saith Nisar and submitted that he was not cooperating in the investigation. Wasim Sajjad said that his client was present in the court, but when the Chief Justice asked him to present his client, Saith Nisar had disappeared from the court. After that the Chief Justice directed for fixing his case on December 16 and asked Wasim Sajjad to ensure presence of his client on that date. The Inquiry Officer of the case Aftab Ahmad informed the court that Saith Nisar had Rs 300 million in his accounts in Pakistan while he also had received Rs 230 million from Sheikh Afzal through bank drafts. This money is other than the Rs 400 million that Saith Nisar had surrendered, Aftab said. Talks are also underway with two other brothers of Sheikh Afzal for recovery of Rs 1.75 billion, he said. During the proceedings, the Chief Justice inquired why the Government was not cooperating with the court despite the fact that it was making efforts to recover state-owned amounts. NAB also informed the court that it was making utmost efforts for early extradition of Hamesh Khan, former President BoP.