Summary The suspect would be presented before NAB court to seek permission for physical remand
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raided Foreign Ministry office on Tuesday and arrested Director Foreign Affairs Shafqat Ali Cheema over corruption charges, reported Dunya News.
NAB has confiscated all documents and records related to Shafqat who had been appointed as in-charge Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives desk.
Shafqat has been arrested for making money more than his income and owning unnamed assets as millions of rupees have been found in his account including plots of same worth.
Shafqat has been accused for stealing and selling 200 blue passports issued on official basis. The suspect would be presented before NAB court where authorities would seek permission for physical remand for further investigation.
