Arrest warrants issued for Shaukat Aziz
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ISLAMABAD: The accountability court on Friday issued perpetual warrants of arrest for ex-prime minister Shaukat Aziz and his accomplice Arif Alauddin in a reference.
He was accused of misusing authority and causing loss to the national exchequer.
Accountability Court Judge Arshad Malik issued the arrest warrants against the accused due to his continuous absence from proceedings in a corruption scam.
The court expressed displeasure over the absence of the accused and also issued arrest warrants against the other accused, Arif Alauddin.
The former prime minister is accused of illegally appointing Basharat Hasan Bashir as consultant for Alternative Energy Board on an MP-II scale salary package. The appointment was in violation of MP scale policy guidelines and the board’s regulations.
Published in Dawn, March 23rd, 2019
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Mar 23, 2019 09:55am
Will he be arrested and brought back for court trial or will be declared obsconder like Isaq Dar, and Nawaz Sharif's sons? Let's wait and see, as anything is possible in Pakistan's politics! (Gharib Awam ki Awaz).
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Mar 23, 2019 10:30am
Too little, too late.
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Mar 23, 2019 10:41am
What did he do. Just misappountments not looted treasury .
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Mar 23, 2019 10:43am
Misusing authority and causing losses to the national exchequer. . . . . Isn't that what politics is all about?
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Mar 23, 2019 11:16am
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani, correct..this just for the record purpose..He is not Pakistani...and no one has the spine to bring him back to Pakistan..just like Ishaq Dar...Hussain and Hussain Nawaz... Do not understand as why do we make mockery of ourselves...When these crimlnals are beyond the reach...
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Mar 23, 2019 11:18am
Shaukat Aziz was the most corrupt minister.
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Mar 23, 2019 11:41am
This is a joke......after allowing Ishaq Dar to run from the country, news like this can only be taken as a joke.
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Mar 23, 2019 11:42am
How about getting in touch with interpol.
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Mar 23, 2019 12:21pm
If he misused the authority, but with whom consent
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Mar 23, 2019 12:53pm
Shame for the system. It is disgusting to charge a prime minister on recruitment of an employee.just wasting the time of this nation and fooling the people as well.
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Mar 23, 2019 01:15pm
What a waste of time and resources, there are thousand of cases pending related to current issues in hand needs to be resolved.Please focus on those and get these resolved.
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Mar 23, 2019 01:17pm
Isn't he an American citizen who will give up his Pakistani passport and citizenship, to use exemption from Pakistani laws?
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Mar 23, 2019 02:20pm
Who cares about his arrests. Will it solve the pakistan economy or few billions will be recovered.
Only Certain people in Pakistan gov making money by creating this hype and enjoying foreign visits in the name of accountability. NAB is one of them.
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Mar 23, 2019 02:21pm
First issue arrest warrents for Aleema khan and Imran niazi ... ask them for source of income and money trail
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Mar 23, 2019 02:28pm
@Bakhti, than what.....Need the resolve and resilience to bring corrupt to justice...When they are convicted....there comes serious health issues and try to play with the law and eventually rich and powerful wins....This is what it is....whether you like it or not...that is the ground reality... Unfortunately...
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Mar 23, 2019 02:40pm
Another attempt to malign a person who brought prosperity to Pakistan.
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Mar 23, 2019 03:16pm
shoukat Aziz should be bring back and given full right to have answer in court, he was totally Indian support, during our stay in Citibank he was not supporting to Pakistani, retrenched them and higher Indian, when he become PM, some indian came and stay in Karachi Qasar Naz, as state guest. He should be full investigated by states agencies.
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Mar 23, 2019 03:30pm
Only in Pakistan, how many ex PMs and presidents are on the list ?
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Mar 23, 2019 04:50pm
Holding him accountable is absolutely necessary if Pk has to progress.
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Mar 23, 2019 04:52pm
All ex pm’s and finance minsters have disappeared overseas after their stint. Will the trend be broken or will history repeat itself ?
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Mar 23, 2019 08:01pm
@Shabbir H. Kazmi, "Another attempt to malign a person who brought prosperity to Pakistan.
Shaukat Aziz was very successful at Citibank. He should have continued there, instead of helping to stabilise the economy. Good lesson for successful Pakistani expats.
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