Court acquits former chairman, director finance in steel mills corruption case

KARACHI: An accountability court acquitted on Saturday former chairman Moeen Aftab and ex-director finance Sameen Asghar in Steel Mills corruption case.

The reference, hearing corruption allegations of four billion rupees, remained subjudice for seven years.

The court announced its verdict citing lack of evidence against the two suspects in the case.

According to the National Accountability Bureau’s reference filed in 2012, the raw material for the mills were brought on expensive rates, which benefited the dealers directly.