LAHORE, October 16: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Tuesday appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) along with his brother Salman Rafique to record statements in Paragon Housing Society scam.
The duo was probed inside the office for over an hour.According to details, the Bureau directed the accused brothers to bring along all documents and the money trail. Former minister Saad Rafique may get arrested, if he fails to submit the required documents.
A day earlier, Lahore High Court (LHC) granted interim bail to PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique and Khawaja Salman Rafique against a surety of Rs500, 000 each until Oct 24 in the corruption case.
Last week, the Interior Ministry on the request of the anti-graft watchdog placed the names of the former federal minister and his brother on blacklist.
Khawaja Saad Rafique appeared before a NAB team, in September, to answer its queries over his alleged involvement in the Paragon Housing Society corruption scandal.
NAB had launched an investigation into the scandal after protests by dozens of victims against the housing society fraud. Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif and former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general Ahad Cheema and others are in custody over allegations of corruption against them in Ashiana Iqbal Housing Society scam.-DNA
