LAHORE: The noose of accountability appears to be tightening around the necks of PTI President Parvez Elahi and his son Moonis Elahi.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference on charges of amassing over Rs1 billion as kickbacks by awarding contracts for development schemes in Gujrat to their favourite contractors.
The bureau filed the reference after completing an investigation against Parvez Elahi and the other suspect.
The NAB reference named the father-son duo as the main accused and stated that they, along with others, caused great loss to the national treasury.
Elahi senior used his office illegally and received kickbacks and bribes by unlawfully approving 116 development schemes for Gujrat, as per the reference.
Parvez and Moonis Elahi took bribes for awarding contracts to their favourite contractors, while the amount in kickbacks was received in the bank accounts of Moonis Elahi and his family members.
The suspects were found guilty during the investigation and the court should award them an appropriate punishment, the NAB reference stated.
Meanwhile, on Nov 30, proceedings against Moonis were started after he was declared a proclaimed offender by the court in a money laundering case earlier in November.
On court orders, the proceedings against the PO were initiated, and advertisements related to him pasted on various locations. The advertisement says that he is absconding and not appearing in court.
The Federal Investigation Agency had submitted an investigation report to the court.
An accountability court of Lahore had declared Moonis an absconder on November 13 in a case involving receiving kickbacks worth billions in development projects.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had accused the former PML-Q leader of embezzling money in various development projects. On Oct 6, it started proceedings to declare the former minister a proclaimed offender after the suspect evaded arrest.
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