NAB shuts inquiries against Ishaq Dar, Akram Durrani over lack of evidence

Anti-graft body says that it has decided to form a committee regarding the PIA owned Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday announced to shut inquiries against the former finance minister Ishaq Dar and former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister Akram Khan Durrani, besides approving another reference against former Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif.

According to a handout issued by the NAB, the accountability watchdog’s meeting headed by Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal approved the decisions during the executive board meeting.

The watchdog shut down the inquiries against Ishaq Dar, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Akram Durrani and Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman over lack of evidence against them.

The NAB further said that it has decided to form a committee regarding the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) owned Roosevelt Hotel in the United States, which would review the decision to shut down the hotel.

The accountability watchdog also approved references against former Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman Imtiaz Inayat and Parks Director General (DG) Liaquat Qaimkhani, besides also approving investigations against other CDA officials.

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