NAB initiates investigation against Asif for ‘owning assets beyond means’
August 16, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday approved investigation against former foreign minister Khawaja Asif for allegedly laundering money and owning assets beyond means.
A meeting of the NAB’s central executive board gave the go-ahead for the investigations, said a press statement by the anti-graft body.
According to the NAB, Asif is accused of creating assets through money laundering, due to which the national exchequer sustained a loss of millions of rupees.
The NAB also approved filing of a corruption reference against former ports and shipping minister Babar Ghouri.
