NAB summons Gandapur in Al-Qadir trust case

RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau on Friday summoned former federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur in the Al-Qadir trust case involving corruption of £190 million scam.

Through the office of Dera Ismail Khan DPO, the Rawalpindi NAB sent a notice to Gandapur to appear before the bureau’s Central Investigation Team on September 13.

The notice states that in the federal cabinet meeting held on December 3, 2019, former prime minister Imran Khan sought the approval of the cabinet to spend £190 million in personal interest instead of depositing it in the national treasury through a secret agreement in a sealed envelope.

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The notice further states that since Gandapur was also present in the cabinet meeting, therefore, he should join the investigation and record his statement in this matter.

The PTI Chairman, accompanied by his wife Bushra Bibi and other party leaders, currently faces a NAB inquiry regarding an agreement between the PTI government and a property tycoon. This agreement allegedly resulted in a £190 million loss to the national treasury.

Charges suggest that the former Prime Minister and other accused individuals manipulated £190 million (equivalent to Rs50 billion at the time) provided by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) to the Pakistani government as part of the arrangement with the property tycoon. Additionally, they stand accused of receiving undue benefits, including over 458 kanals of land in Mouza Bakrala, Sohawa, for the establishment of Al-Qadir University.