NAB summons KP Assembly speaker, HEC chairman on Feb 26
PESHAWAR (92 News) – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB)on Friday summoned the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani.
According to the reports, the KP anti-graft watchdog also summoned former chief secretary Amjad Ali Khan and Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Attaur Rahman in connection with an inquiry into a graft case. They have been directed to turn up on Feb 26 to record their statement.
Earlier this week, the corruption watchdog launched inquiry against Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak, the KP assembly speaker and former chief secretary for allegedly misusing their powers.
The federal minister has been accused of misusing his powers as KP chief minister, Ghani as Minister for Higher Education and Amjad Ali Khan as the chief secretary during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s previous stint in power in the establishment of the Institute of Applies Sciences and Technology, Haripur.
Last year in Sept, NAB had approved a graft inquiry against Khattak. However, no details regarding the case were provided.
According to a notification released, inquiries against Khattak along with Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar were approved.