The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has stepped up its investigations into alleged corruption and assets beyond known sources of income involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser and Dr Amjad Ali, a former special assistant to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on housing. The anti-graft body issued the notices on November 13, according to details shared publicly on Saturday.
Samar Haroon Bilour, adviser to the governor on information and public relations, disclosed the notices in a statement posted on the social media platform X. The two cases are separate inquiries, but both focus on business dealings, property purchases and the origin of funds.
Business records sought in the Asad Qaiser inquiry
In the inquiry against Asad Qaiser, NAB has requested details of partnership firms, business associations and registration records involving 10 individuals, according to Bilour. The bureau has also asked for information on business partnerships, partnership deeds, business addresses and registration records linked to Qaiser, his family members and other relevant people.
The notices suggest the bureau is trying to map out commercial links and ownership structures connected to Qaiser and those around him. The details shared so far do not indicate what findings, if any, NAB has reached. The allegations remain under investigation.
Property payments under scrutiny in Dr Amjad Ali case
In the separate inquiry involving Dr Amjad Ali, NAB has issued notices to nine individuals as witnesses. Five of them have been summoned to provide information about the purchase of a property identified as CLG-003 in Eighteen housing society in Islamabad.
The notices refer to payments totalling Rs24.4 million made for the property through these five individuals. Bilour said the payments were made as follows:
- Imran Ali: Rs1.5 million
- Kamran Ali: Rs4.9 million
- Kashif Ali: Rs10 million
- Waqar Ali: Rs6 million
- Ziaur Rehman: Rs2 million
All five individuals have been directed to appear before the investigation officer on November 19 as witnesses. The bureau is examining the sources of the payments, and no finding has been announced.
Banking records of four companies requested
In another development in the Dr Amjad Ali inquiry, NAB has issued a second call-up notice to Muhammad Tariq. He has been asked to appear as a witness on November 17. The notice follows an earlier call-up notice dated October 28, which the bureau had issued to him, and asks for further documents and related financial records.
The bureau has also requested complete bank accounts and statements for four companies. They are Pioneers Residencia Private Limited, Pioneers Town Private Limited, Arabia Pioneers Cranes Trading and Transport Private Limited, and Pioneers Construction and Real Estate Consultants Private Limited.
Taken together, the notices show NAB widening its examination of financial transactions, company records and the sources of assets in both inquiries. The bureau has not yet publicly stated the outcome of these proceedings, and the matters remain at the investigation stage.
