Islamabad: (February 22, 2021): A high level meeting of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was held under the chairmanship of Justice Javed Iqbal at the NAB headquarters.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman NAB, Prosecutor General NAB, DG Operations NAB, DG NAB Rawalpindi and other senior officers. It was informed in the meeting that a Joint Investigation Team (CIT) comprising of experienced and hardworking officers was constituted to investigate the alleged sugar subsidy scandal in a transparent, impartial, independent, merit and lawful manner. The meeting reviewed the investigation into the alleged sugar subsidy scandal and reviewed the progress so far.
The meeting was informed that the alleged sugar subsidy scandal is being investigated by a Joint Investigation Team (CIT) comprising two investigative officers, a financial expert, a legal consultant, an expert with experience in sugar industry matters, a forensic expert and a case. Apart from the officer / additional director and the concerned director, the investigation is being supervised by DG NAB Rawalpindi.
Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal expressed satisfaction over the report of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in connection with the investigation into the alleged sugar subsidy scandal and directed the JIT to conduct a transparent, impartial investigation.
