The former Premier of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has been summoned by country’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in an illegal appointment and promotion case.

Islamabad, Dec 5/NationalTurk- The former Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has been summoned by country’s National Accountability Bureau (NAB), country’s anti-corruption body.

According to media reports, NAB has summoned Gilani on December 11 to appear before its investigation team to face probe into illegal appointment case of Khawaja Adnan (former Managing Director of Oil & Gas Development Company Limited and promotion case of another official Ahmed Riaz Sheikh.

Pakistan newspaper, Express Tribune quoted a source in NAB as saying that former Prime Minister had been summoned after the Supreme Court grilled the bureau for not filing a reference against him, ignoring the facts that he had given the approval of these two illegal appointment and promotion cases respectively during his time as PM.

Gilani during his tenure as PM had appointed Adnan Khawaja as Managing Director of OGDCL ignoring the fact that Khawaja was convicted by a NAB court in a corruption case. Khawaja only held a matriculation certificate when he had been appointed as MD. Similarly, Gilani had also bypassed laws and promoted another officer Ahmed Riaz Sheikh.

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Faiz Ahmad / NationalTurk Pakistan News