ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee for Law and Justice summoned the Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Justice (ret.) Javed Iqbal, on Wednesday.
Iqbal had decided to launch an investigation against Pakistan’s former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, for sending $4.9 billion to India.
However, it turned out later that the transaction had not taken place and, according to a NAB statement, the anti-corruption watchdog had acted on the basis of a false media report.
The report had also mentioned a World Bank document to substantiate its claim. However, the bank denied that Sharif had laundered money by transferring the said amount to India.
“In the past day, there have been media reports citing the World Bank’s Remittances and Migration Report of 2016. These media reports were incorrect … The (bank) report does not include any mention of money laundering nor does it name any individuals.”
Soon after that clarification, the country’s disqualified and embattled prime minister asked the NAB chairman to either prove the “shameless” allegations against him or apologize to the nation and resign.
However, Iqbal said that the anti-graft body would continue to investigate corruption cases against powerful individuals within the legal parameters.
