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Published 20 May, 2023 10:27am

PM Shehbaz gets clean chit in Ashiana Housing scandal

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has given clean chit to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif in the Ashiana Housing scandal.

The accountability watchdog’s report states that no concrete evidence of corruption or misuse of authority was found during their inquiry.

The report was submitted in the court on Saturday emphasizes that the accusations against the prime minister in the scandal could not be substantiated.

The inquiry was conducted twice, and no evidence was discovered to support claims of any wrongdoing, NAB said. He did not derive any personal benefits from the housing project. The evidence presented indicates that public officeholders did not exploit their positions for personal gain, nor did they cause any financial losses to the government treasury.

The NAB report also cleared Kamran Kiyani of any wrongdoing in account of the government treasury. Kiyani did not cause any financial loss to the government during his tenure, it said.

Furthermore, the NAB report also acquitted Fawad Hassan Fawad from allegations of accepting bribes for awarding contracts.

Back in April, advocate Amjad Pervaiz had filed a discharge petitions against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Ahad Cheema and Fawad Hassan Fawad in the Ashiana Housing Reference.

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