Friday, the Sindh High Court (SHC) gave National Accountability Court (NAB) 30 days to decide on the corruption inquiry against PPP leader Manzoor Wassan.
According to media reports, Wassan’s council complained to the SHC that the inquiry against Wassan is still pending. The council also pleaded with the court to extend the PPP leader’s bail.
Upon hearing the case, the bench asked the NAB prosecutor the reasons for the delay in inquiry.
“We were told in the earlier hearing that the inquiry is being closed. Why is the matter delayed?” the judge asked.
Earlier in May, NAB told SHC that it is closing the inquiry against Manzoor Wassan.
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The SHC bench then extended the interim bail of Manzoor Wassan and sought a progress report from the NAB. However, according to reports, NAB failed to reach a decision.
To questions of delay in the decision, the NAB prosecutor replied that objections were raised on the earlier report. Therefore, the prosecutors are sending a fresh report to the NAB headquarters.
The SHC while summoning progress reports from the NAB into the matter gave 30 days to decide on the inquiry against the PPP leader.
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Corruption charges against Manzoor Wassam
According to NAB, the PPP leader made assets beyond his known sources of income and owns “benami” properties too.
NAB asked the Sindh revenue authorities, inspector general registration to provide a complete record of properties of former Sindh minister Manzoor Wassan. NAB also demanded the financial records of his nine other family members, including his two sons-in-law.
Manzoor Wassan affiliates with the Pakistan Peoples Party (Parliamentarians). He served as the Minister for Home Affairs of the province of Sindh. Currently, the Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified him.
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He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh four times and also served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan two times.