NAB barred from arresting ex Minister

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday heard a petition of former Sindh minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla and others against harassment.
Former excise and taxation minister of Sindh Mukesh Kumar Chawla and excised department officers had filed a plea in the high court against harassment of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in an inquiry related to misuse of power and corruption.
The court sought reasons of reopening the inquiry from the NAB. The bench also summoned former inquiry officer Mirza Ali Beg in a personal capacity. “Assemblies were exist when the call-up notice was issued. Why the action not taken from year 2021 and the inquiry activated after dissolution of assemblies,” the bench questioned. “You know elections are nearing and has started your actions. What you did in last two years” court asked the investigation officer. –Agencies