Lahore
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to wrap up its investigation against leading members of Chaudhry family in four weeks. PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi were being probed over allegedly owning assets beyond their means.
Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan took up writ petitions filed by the Chaudhry brothers challenging the NAB chairman’s powers and the corruption watchdog’s inquiries against them.
NAB Lahore Director General Saleem Shahzad appeared before the court and informed it that the bureau has closed an illegal appointments inquiry against Elahi while the ongoing assets beyond means investigation against both petitioners will be completed in six months. “How do you start investigation against a person who pays all his taxes and declares his assets?” asked the judge. He questioned the NAB DG about his assets, to which the latter replied that he owns assets worth Rs40 million and gets Rs0.5 million montly salary.—INP
