Summary The court has also ordered that proceedings be initiated against Amin Fahim.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC), while announcing the verdict in National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) corruption case, ordered to register case against National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry for creating hurdles in the investigation process.
A three judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, issued the ruling which also declared illegal the appointment of Ayaz Khan Niazi as the chairman of NICL.
The judgment added that former interior secretary Qamar Zaman Chaudhry and Abdul Rauf Chaudhry had tried to obstruct the decision.
The court has also ordered that proceedings be initiated against former commerce minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim, former commerce secretary Salman Ghani and the federal tax ombudsman.
Moreover, the ruling also said that proceedings be started against former establishment secretary Ismail Qureshi, former cabinet secretary Nargis Sethi, a former director of NICL Amin Qasim Dada, an accused in the case Mohsin Habib Warraich and former Director-General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Malik Muhammad Iqbal.
The court also ordered that the money in question be recovered as quickly as possible.
News of corruption in the NICL first came to light when Ayaz Khan Niazi, four other officials of the company and their accomplices were charged with violating rules in the procurement of 10 acres in a Korangi area which caused huge financial losses to the national exchequer.
