Summary A three-member bench of Supreme Court (SC) issued Hajj corruption verdict in Islamabad today.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) Announcing verdict on Hajj corruption case, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has directed Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to hold thorough investigation over the matter and initiate proceedings against politicians, bureaucrats and others involved in the case.
A three-member bench of apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry announced the verdict in Hajj corruption case on Friday.
In its ruling, the Supreme Court ordered the concerned authorities to return back the extra money being charged by Hajj pilgrims in 2010. The court asked FIA to probe those elements that attempted to influence the investigation of the case and find those who gave orders to charge extra money from Hajj pilgrims.
The court said an amount of Rs 5,000 should be given back to each individual who went on Hajj in 2010.
The case hearing was initiated in 2010 after Chief Justice took suo motu action over the irregularities in Hajj arrangements following a letter sent by Saudi Prince Bander Bin Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud. Meanwhile, several applications were also received from Hajjis over the corruption being done in the arrangements.
