PESHAWAR – JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman comes under scrutiny amid revelations from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) documents detailing allegations of properties worth billions of rupees, agricultural estates, luxury residences and assets allegedly held through family members and frontmen.
The documents reveal that NAB’s Complaint Scrutiny Committee recommended a formal inquiry into the assets allegedly linked to the veteran politician, his relatives and associates under the National Accountability Ordinance 1999.
From residential properties in Islamabad and Dera Ismail Khan to a reported apartment in Dubai, the records describe an extensive network of alleged holdings. They also detail questionable government land allotments, a reported Rs3 billion property transaction in Islamabad and more than 17,000 kanals of land associated with individuals identified as frontmen.
NAB Documents Reveal Allegations of Hidden Wealth
The controversy centres on complaints involving properties, agricultural estates and commercial investments allegedly connected to Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Among the allegations are the construction of bungalows for his brothers on Bannu Road, the acquisition or establishment of a sugar mill and the purchase of 300 kanals of agricultural land.
| Location | Reported Land | Alleged Value |
|---|---|---|
| Village Himmat | 300 kanals, including a 100-kanal bungalow | Rs300 million |
| Babar Kacha | 900 kanals | Rs50 million |
| Ramak | 350 kanals | Rs35 million |
| Sheikh Raja | 300 kanals | Rs50 million |
| Garhi Rehman | 1,500 kanals | Rs75 million |
| Yarik Grid Station area | 160 kanals | Rs64 million |
| Ghulam Khoi | 125 kanals | Rs62 million |
| Nawab Adda, Muryali | 5 kanals and 2 marlas of commercial property | Rs50 million |
Investigators also examined allegations that government-owned agricultural land in Ratta Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan, was unlawfully transferred into his name.
The case reached a significant stage on July 23, 2020, when a board meeting considered referring it to NAB headquarters for the initiation of a formal inquiry.
Further scrutiny, carried out on the instructions of the competent authority, reportedly identified additional properties and individuals suspected of holding assets on behalf of the JUI-F leader.
Islamabad’s F-8 to Dubai
The NAB records described a collection of residential and commercial assets allegedly associated with Maulana Fazlur Rehman across Pakistan and abroad.
These included a bungalow in Islamabad’s F-8 sector, two houses and a plot in Dera Ismail Khan, several flats and shops in Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta, and an apartment in Dubai.
Additional holdings mentioned in the report included a house and five acres of land in Panyala, a house, madrassa and five acres in Abdul Khel, and similar holdings in Shorkot.
Earlier records from the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Dera Ismail Khan identified a house worth Rs1.5 million in Abdul Khel, Paharpur, and another residence valued at Rs2.5 million in Shorkot.
A five-kanal adjoining plot, estimated at Rs700,000, reportedly contained two additional houses.
The official records also mentioned 47 kanals and four marlas of land in Shorkot, including four kanals and 19 marlas designated as Ghair Mumkin Colony and another 32 kanals recorded for educational purposes.
One of the largest transactions mentioned in the NAB report involved land allegedly purchased in Islamabad’s Chak Shahzad area for approximately Rs3 billion. According to the documents, the transaction was conducted through former senator Ghulam Ali and his son Fayaz Ali, who is Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s son-in-law.
The records also examined assets registered in the names of Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s family members.
His brother Lutfur Rehman was listed as holding three kanals and seven marlas of land, while another brother, Ataur Rehman, was recorded as owning 13 marlas.
Documents from 2013 additionally listed an imported Toyota Land Cruiser Prado belonging to Lutfur Rehman, with an estimated value exceeding Rs6 million.
Separately, asset declarations submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan in 2017 and referenced in NAB’s 2018 records showed jewellery worth Rs950,000, furniture valued at Rs60,000 and a balance of Rs2,050,312 in an Allied Bank account.
Although the report puts the overall landholding at 3,640 kanals, the individual entries do not fully reconcile with that figure, leaving questions about the exact total.
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The documents mention more than 17,192 kanals of property reportedly registered in the names of individuals suspected of acting as intermediaries. Haji Jalal Khan Wazir is listed as owning 714 kanals and 15.5 marlas, while Gul Asghar Wazir is associated with 16,257 kanals, including 107 kanals allegedly under unlawful occupation.
Another individual identified as Kara is mentioned in connection with 221 kanals and two bungalows reportedly used by Lutfur Rehman.
The records raise questions about the beneficial ownership of these properties, although the claimed connections have not been established through a publicly available final judicial determination.
Perhaps one of the most serious allegations concerns the allotment of government-owned land at prices far below its reported market value. According to the documents, approximately 600 kanals belonging to the Forest Department were allotted for model farms in 2011 at just Rs375 per kanal, against a reported market valuation of Rs45,000 per kanal.
The land was reportedly returned between 2012 and 2014 amid concerns over NAB proceedings.
Two other controversial allotments also feature in the records. Around 4,000 kanals of agricultural land were allotted in Rakh Zandani in 2006 before being cancelled in 2007.
Another 1,200 kanals were allotted in Rakh Captain Colonel Sher Khan Shaheed during 2006. That land was subsequently placed under the Agriculture Department’s control following accountability proceedings.
These transactions form part of the broader allegations about the alleged misuse of public land and the involvement of intermediaries.
