PESHAWAR (Kamran Ali Shah): Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the Upper Kohistan financial scandal and were presented before an accountability court, where separate custody orders were issued.
The first suspect, Hariq Shah, an operations officer at Askari Bank’s Dasu branch, appeared before Accountability Judge Muhammad Zafar. According to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigating officer, Shah allegedly opened two bank accounts using fraudulent documents.
The officer informed the court that transactions totaling Rs 149.470 million were made through one account, while Rs 236.585 million were transferred through another. The officer requested a physical remand for further investigation. The court granted this request, handing the suspect over to NAB for a seven-day physical remand to facilitate further interrogation.
In a separate hearing, another suspect, Jibran Malik, was also presented before the same court in connection with the Upper Kohistan scandal. During the proceedings, both the NAB prosecutor and the investigating officer were present.
The investigating officer informed the court that Malik, a resident of Qazi Kot in Mansehra, had opened an account in a private bank through which transactions amounting to Rs. 49.125 million were made. The officer noted that the suspect had admitted to these transactions during the investigation.
The investigating officer stated that the investigation was complete and that no further physical remand was necessary. After considering the arguments, Accountability Judge Muhammad Zafar ordered that Malik be remanded to jail for 14 days.
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