NAB okays Narowal Sports Complex reference against Ahsan

By Shakeel Ahmed

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has finalised the Narowal Sports City corruption reference against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal.
The NAB has named the former interior minister as the main accused in the reference and sent it for the approval of chairman NAB Justice (r) Javed Iqbal. According to details, the NAB has acquired strong evidence against the PML-N leader and he has been found guilty according to the NAB Ordinance Section 9.
Earlier, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had converted the inquiry against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal into an investigation. It is pertinent to mention here that Ahsan Iqbal had been released from Adiala Jail after the Islamabad High Court had approved his bail. Ahsan has been accused of using funds of the federal government and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) for a sports city in Narowal. The NAB had announced to initiate a probe into alleged violation of rules in the construction of the National Sports City project.