NAB finalises reference against PTI's Liaquat Jatoi

RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) finalised a reference on Wednesday against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former Sindh chief minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi.

According to sources, Jatoi is wanted in an ongoing reference pertaining to illegal appointments in Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) along with former prime minister Shaukat Aziz.

The former chief minister has already been granted bail before arrest by a high court, however, the accountability bureau will challenge the high court's decision for granting bail to Jatoi on July 12 in the Supreme Court. 

In May, NAB chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal had ordered the bureau to file a reference against Jatoi and Aziz over a case of alleged misuse of authority.

NAB approves inquiry against ‘Billion Tree Tsunami’ 

The NAB on Wednesday approved an inquiry against the officials in the Billion Tree Tsunami project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

According to the NAB press release, suspects are accused of causing damage worth Rs19 billion to the national exchequer.

The Billion Tree Tsunami aims to turn around deforestation and increase the province’s forested area by at least two per cent.

About 40pc of the country’s remaining forests are in KP province.