ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday authorized conducting 16 inquiries and investigation against former provincial food minister, Sindh Nisar Ahmed Khoro and inquiry against front man of former federal minister Babar Ghori on charges of corruption and causing losses to national exchequer.

Executive Board Meeting (EBM) presided over by NAB Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal authorised conducting corruption reference against Muhammad Ramazan Sehato and others on the allegations of some 95 illegal recruitment in Education and Literacy Department Naushero Feroze, Sindh by abusing the authority, which caused Rs 160 million losses to the national exchequer.

The EBM approved conducting 16 inquiries against various personalities including former minister Ghulam Martaza Jatoi, Khuda Bakhsh Rajar and others. The inquiries against subsidy to 19 Sugar Mills was also approved. Inquiries against officers/officials of Department of Law, Government of Sindh; Sohail Mansoor, Rehan Mansoor Khawaja, (alleged frontman of Babar Ghori former federal minister) and others were also approved.

EBM of NAB also authorized conducting two investigations against various personalities including Nisar Ahmed Khoro, former Provincial Minister for Food, Sindh; officers/officials of Sindh Food Deoartment; and others; while investigations were also okayed against Syed Muzammil Shah, Executive Engineer, Provincial Highway Division, Sukkur and others.

EBM authorized transferring the inquiries against Munir Ahmed, Naeem Khan, Sanam and Sindh Development Organisation and others to Interior Ministry and National Insurance Company, Limited and against others to FIA for further proceedings.

Speaking on the occasion NAB Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal said the bureau is striving hard to take the mega corruption cases specially sugar, Flour, money laundering, fake accounts, abuse of authority, assets beyond means, illegal housing societies and Modarba scam to logical conclusion.