SC directs NAB to arrest Tauqir Sadiq by 26th December

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has directed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to arrest former chairman of Oil and Gas Regulation Authority (OGRA) and present him before the court by December 26, Geo News reported.

A three-member bench headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja heard OGRA implementation case here on Wednesday.

According to details, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja said that if Anti Terrorism Cell of police cannot arrest Tauqir Sadiq so how could they catch terrorists.

During the hearing, Justice Khawaja remarked that the case is of Rs 80 billions embezzlement and NAB complains that IGs do not cooperate in arresting Tauqir Sadiq.

Sadiq's corruption caused Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) crisis, if it is the performance of police then Anti terrorism cell should be closed. Police should tell the public to protect themselves by having a Kalashnikov, he added.

Criticizing Punjab police, Justice Khawaja said the performance of Punjab police is so worse that we need to tell them where the accused are hiding. If any citizen managed to get FIR launched than it becomes anxiety for them.

The court signaled high police officials but still they failed to arrest Tauqir Sadiq, said Justice Jawwad S Khawaja.

IG Punjab Ch. Habib Ur Rehman told the court that the claim made by NAB’s investigative officer for not cooperating with them is false, adding that a team headed by Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore was constituted to arrest Tauqir Sadiq.

IG motorway Zafar Iqbal told the apex court that the information regarding Tauqir Sadiq's Car on highway was proved wrong and NAB has not yet contacted us after it.

The hearing of the case was adjourned till December 26.