PESHAWAR: The accountability court on Saturday extended the Physical remand of the accused person Muhammad Ayub in the Kohistan mega corruption scam and handed him over to the NAB investigator for a two-day physical remand.
The accused appeared in the court of accountability Judge Amjad Zia Siddiqui, who handed him over for two more days on Physical remand after completion of a 12-day remand earlier. The National Accountability Board Investigating officer said that it has been proved that the accused has made a bank transaction of Rs 3.45 billion in the Kohistan mega scandal.
In addition to the bank transaction of the accused, illegal assets have also been revealed. The investigator said that there is a need for further investigation, as important revelations are expected. The court handed over the accused Ayub to NAB 2-day physical remand.
It is important to mention that the Kohistan Mega corruption scam is of rupee scandal in which several politicians are also allegedly involved; however, the names of other persons have not been made public so far, and further investigation is underway to arrest other persons also.
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