By Ajmal Khan Yousafzai
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Rawalpindi office on Thursday decided to summon all personalities nominated in the sugar scandal case after receiving relevant records.
Important progress was made by the anti-corruption watchdog as it decided to summon all accused in the sugar scandal case after receiving records from the relevant institutions.
The anti-graft watchdog issued a call-up notice to Pakistan Sugar Mills Association chairman Sikandar Muhammad Khan. The accused was asked to appear before NAB investigators along with records on March 25 in Islamabad. Sources added that NAB asked to provide details of the subsidy granted on sugar between 2017 and 2019, as well as sought details of sugar production and its cost during the period of three years.
Moreover, the relevant records of in-house meetings of the sugar mill owners and the report which recommended the federal govt to grant subsidy during the 3-year period were also sought by the NAB investigators. The NAB Chairman Justice Retired Javed Iqbal had greenlighted investigation into wheat and sugar scandal in April last year.
The approval had been given in an executive board meeting where it was decided that the NAB will also thoroughly investigate into alleged smuggling of wheat and sugar and subsidies to the sectors.
