11-Jul-2013
NAB spends Rs 4m to bring Tauqir Sadiq back
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) spent a massive amount of four million rupees to bring back former OGRA chairman Tauqir Sadiq from the United Arab Emirates, the main accused in Rs 82 billion OGRA scam.
Sources said the former chairman of NAB had refused to issue warrant of arrest for Tauqir Sadiq when he was in Pakistan and tore apart the note sent to him by NAB officials requesting permission for arresting Sadiq.
The sources further said former interior minister Rehman Malik also did not cooperate with NAB in the arrest of the former OGRA chairman.
They said the amount was spent on travel expenses, boarding and lodging of NAB officials in Dubai and necessary details would be submitted in the Supreme Court. They also said that the amount could be recovered from the former NAB chairman.
NAB has also sent letters to inspectors general of police of the four provinces for the arrest of all those involved in OGRA corruption case. It is expected that the arrests would start after the appointment of the new chairman.
According to reports, people belonging to Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were involved in the case.
Meanwhile, doctors declared Sadiq physically fit during a medical examination at PolyclinicHospital on Tuesday night.
Sadiq, who is on a 14-day remand with NAB, was served with breakfast according to his demand.
He told NAB officials that he was being served food of 5-star hotel standard in Dubai and similar facilities should be extended to him in Pakistan.
The officials told him that facilities of Dubai could not be provided to him here.
On his demand, he was served with egg, bread and tea and was told that NAB had the services of cook and he could get prepared food of his choice.
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July 11, 2013
Former Ogra chief: Supreme Court seeks details of expenditure on extradition
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought details from National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of the entire expenditure incurred to bring back former Chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) Tauqir Sadiq from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hearing the arrest matter of Tauqir Sadiq who is an accused in a Rs 82 billion scam, a two-member bench of Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain directed the Prosecutor General NAB to submit a progress report on action taken against those involved in spiriting former Chairman Ogra out of the country in December last year.
The bench further directed the NAB Prosecutor General to clarify who would bear the cost of Tauqir Sadiq''''s extradition from the UAE. Appearing on court''''s notice, Prosecutor General NAB K K Agha informed the bench that former Chairman Tauqir Sadiq was brought back from the UAE and the Accountability court had handed him over him to NAB on a 14-day physical remand.
The bench recalled that IG Motorway police, in connivance with some senior politicians facilitated Tauqir Sadiq''''s escape from the country. Responding to the bench, K K Agha contended that an investigation officer has been deputed to ascertain the facts and maintained that progress is being made in the instant matter and a report will be submitted before the court in due course. The hearing of case was adjourned till July 24.
Former Ogra chief: Supreme Court seeks details of expenditure on extradition | Business Recorder
