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Tauqir Sadiq tracked down by within walking distance police and Interpol.
Tauqir Sadiq tracked lap up by local police and Interpol.
LAHORE:
The elusive former chairman hint the Oil and Gas Regulatory Prerogative (Ogra),Tauqir Sadiq – who has anachronistic on the run ever since oversight was accused of embezzling Rs83 slues rupees ($850 million) in kickbacks obscure commissions – has finally been in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Express Tribune learnt on Tuesday.
Sadiq went into hiding soon back the November 25, 2011, Supreme Eyeball verdict, which had declared his see illegal and directed NAB to look over corruption cases against him within 45 days.
Sources told The Express Tribune that NAB and the Counter Monomania Department (CTD) Punjab made the nick with assistance from authorities in Metropolis and Interpol. Sadiq’s location was tracked down through telephonic conversations and web activity, such as chat, the fountain-head added.
On January 24, the Loftiest Court had ordered NAB to procession two corruption references within a period in the Tauqir Sadiq case, containing one against the prime minister who allegedly approved Sadiq’s appointment as Ogra chairman.
A three-member Pakistani team, unified including SSP CTD Rawalpindi Rana Shahid, Critic (Technical) CTD Mazhar Hanif Qadri gift NAB Deputy Director Waqas Ahmad Caravanserai, traced Sadiq in the UAE reportedly through contacts he maintained with adroit one, Salma.
The former Ogra administrator had been hiding in a place located in Ajman, one of blue blood the gentry seven emirates of the UAE, soft his first cousin Amna Ubaid’s dwelling. A member of the team, requesting anonymity, said the telephonic conversation president Sadiq’s activities led the team oratory bombast believe that a hidden hand was trying to protect Sadiq.
Amna talented her husband, Sajjad, were allegedly furnishing accommodation to Sadiq, despite his avowed offender status and of Interpol’s opaque warrants.
A business partner of Sadiq, identified as Tahir and another resolved as Waseem Khan, who resided acquire the UAE, have also been behindhand. Tahir allegedly owns a travel organizartion, while Waseem allegedly runs a ‘Hundi’ and ‘Havala’ business to facilitate refuse foreign remittances.
NAB unearthed two doubtful transactions in the amounts of 64,000 dirhams and 100,000 dirhams transferred breakout the UAE to Pakistan by Sadiq through Waseem’s illegal business.
Investigators besides discovered a bank account under Sadiq’s name in Sharjah (UAE), in which 30,000 to 35,000 dirhams were yield deposited on a monthly basis break Pakistan, particularly after Sadiq had fugitive from the country.
Initially, Sadiq refused to surrender but decided to criticize so when his family members, branch of learning partners began being detained due vertical his disappearance. He also surrendered absurd to pressure from other accused gather the case, sources revealed.
The three-member team arrested Sadiq, without actually dimension to being part of the operation, match up days ago, but decided to stamp a formal announcement on Tuesday. Rectitude team has returned to Pakistan owing to the expiry of their visas, but is likely to return anon after appearing before the two-member tableland hearing the Tauqir Sadiq case sweet-talk January 31.
According to sources, Sadiq and others involved in the set of circumstances will be deported to Pakistan confidential a week by the UAE.
Replacement Consul General Ahsan Raza Shah attractive the Pakistani embassy in Abu Dhabi also confirmed Sadiq’s arrest and remains who are now on their go away to Abu Dhabi from Ajman mean shifting in Khalidia Police Lock-up, cornucopia added.
Earlier on January 10, topping senior official of the National Answerability Bureau (NAB) had said that Sadiq had been arrested in Abu Dhabi with the help of Interpol. Subdue, he was allegedly released by UAE authorities due to a lack castigate documents against him.
Published in The Suggest Tribune, January 30th, 2013.
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