PESHAWAR: Former provincial minister and PTI MPA Dr. Amjad Ali has accused the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) of issuing illegal notices, containing baseless allegations him and his family members.
Dr. Amjad Ali said in his statement that not only did NAB lack the authority, but also it was an outright invasion of privacy to obtain his personal and employment-related information or other files concerning government jobs for him and the 18 members of his family.
In addition, Dr. Ali said, “NAB’s intrusion was not only very uncalled-for but it also went against the law, and I will refute these allegations by all means.”
He asserted that the served notices were the tools used by the local administration to persecute him without any real cause and to tarnish his image.
Moreover, Dr. Ali said that the KP Assembly speaker had reacted to the issue by providing support and mediation and had asked the DG NAB to submit his comments on the issue. It is anticipated that the Speaker will hold NAB accountable for the alleged false charges that have been levelled against the ex-minister.
“I am the victim here, and what NAB is doing is entirely outside the law. I will resist and keep up my demand that there be an investigation into these groundless charges,” said Dr. Ali in conclusion.
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Earlier, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assembly speaker, Babar Saleem Swati, has summoned the director general of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday at 12 PM over violating an agreement with the government.
During the assembly session on Monday, the KP assembly speaker, Babaar Saleem Swati summoned DG NAB to personally appear before him in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly on Tuesday.
The action was taken after the speech of MPA Amjad Ali, who is currently facing an inquiry against him conducted by the NAB in alleged charges of illegal assets.
“We appreciated the work of NAB in the Kohistan financial scandal in which they dealt with that case incredulously.” KP assembly speaker expressed.
The speaker, however, said that the NAB violated the agreement with the government in MPA Amjad Ali case, and they did not obtain permission from the assembly.
Mr Babar Saleem Swati said that they had an agreement with the NAB, under which permission must be obtained from the Speaker before taking action or arresting a member of the assembly, but in the case of Dr Amjad Ali, NAB has violated this agreement.
Speaker on the occasion summoned the NAB director general to personally appear before him in the assembly.
