Islamabad, Jan. 07 (TNS): Supreme Court has referred the Fake Bank Accounts Case to National Accountability Bureau for investigation.
In its short judgment on Monday, a three-judge bench of the Court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar ordered NAB to probe the case afresh in the light of Joint Investigation Team report and complete the investigation within two months.
The court said that National Accountability Bureau can summon any person for investigation into the case and file references accordingly.
The Court ordered to exclude the names of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah from the Exit Control List and the JIT report.
The court also ordered to remove the names of Farooq H Naek and his family from the ECL.
The court observed that Murad Ali Shah should have been given the right to present his stance while the PPP Chairman who was out of the country pursuing his studies had nothing to do with the businesses of his father.
The Chief Justice remarked that the PPP Chairman was heading the legacy of his mother.
Attorney-General Anwar Mansoor Khan told the Court that the matter of placing names of one hundred and seventy two suspects on ECL was referred to Interior Ministry and progress on the issue is expected till Thursday.
Meanwhile, a three-member bench of the apex Court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar also heard the case in Islamabad on Monday.
Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda appeared before the Court.
The Court ordered him to ensure meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council at the earliest so that matters relating to construction of the Nai Gaj Dam can be taken up.
The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of case regarding construction of Nai Gaj Dam in Dadu district, Sindh till Friday.
