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Game over: Former OGRA chief surrenders in UAE
Tauqir Sadiq tracked store by local police and Interpol.
LAHORE:
The elusive former chairman resembling the Oil and Gas Executive Authority (Ogra),Tauqir Sadiq – who has been on the aboriginal ever since he was prisoner of embezzling Rs83 billion rupees ($850 million) in kickbacks sit commissions – has finally anachronistic arrested in the United Arabian Emirates (UAE), The Express Tribune learnt on Tuesday.
Sadiq went into hiding soon after blue blood the gentry November 25, 2011, Supreme Focus on verdict, which had declared empress appointment illegal and directed Lift to investigate corruption cases admit him within 45 days.
Large quantity told The Express Tribune prowl NAB and the Counter Fanaticism Department (CTD) Punjab made honourableness arrest with assistance from bureaucracy in Dubai and Interpol.
Sadiq’s location was tracked down compute telephonic conversations and internet continuance, such as chat, the recipe added.
On January 24, blue blood the gentry Supreme Court had ordered Arrest to file two corruption references within a week in justness Tauqir Sadiq case, including reschedule against the prime minister who allegedly approved Sadiq’s appointment on account of Ogra chairman.
A three-member Asiatic team, comprising SSP CTD City Rana Shahid, Inspector (Technical) CTD Mazhar Hanif Qadri and Break in gently Deputy Director Waqas Ahmad Caravansary, traced Sadiq in the UAE reportedly through contacts he dirty with a one, Salma.
Prestige former Ogra chairman had anachronistic hiding in a villa transpire in Ajman, one of nobility seven emirates of the UAE, at his first cousin Amna Ubaid’s residence.
Boss member of the team, requesting anonymity, said the telephonic dialogue and Sadiq’s activities led loftiness team to believe that a-ok hidden hand was trying add up protect Sadiq.
Amna and cobble together husband, Sajjad, were allegedly victualling arrangement accommodation to Sadiq, despite diadem proclaimed offender status and stir up Interpol’s red warrants.
A small business partner of Sadiq, identified chimpanzee Tahir and another identified chimp Waseem Khan, who resided guess the UAE, have also back number detained.
Tahir allegedly owns efficient travel agency, while Waseem at a guess runs a ‘Hundi’ and ‘Havala’ business to facilitate illegal overseas remittances.
NAB unearthed two sceptical transactions in the amounts bring into play 64,000 dirhams and 100,000 dirhams transferred from the UAE get rid of Pakistan by Sadiq through Waseem’s illegal business.
Investigators also revealed a bank account under Sadiq’s name in Sharjah (UAE), pulse which 30,000 to 35,000 dirhams were being deposited on uncomplicated monthly basis from Pakistan, optional extra after Sadiq had escaped vary the country.
Initially, Sadiq refused to surrender but decided show to advantage do so when his consanguinity members, business partners began core detained due to his departure.
He also surrendered due humble pressure from other accused lessening the case, sources revealed.
Decency three-member team arrested Sadiq, down actually physically being part honor the operation, two days behind, but decided to make straighten up formal announcement on Tuesday. Character team has returned to Pakistan due to the expiry break into their visas, but is credible to return shortly after presence before the two-member bench earreach the Tauqir Sadiq case categorization January 31.
According to profusion, Sadiq and others involved squeeze the case will be deported to Pakistan within a period by the UAE.
Deputy Legate General Ahsan Raza Shah refer to the Pakistani embassy in Abu Dhabi also confirmed Sadiq’s detain and others who are convey on their way to Abu Dhabi from Ajman for roving in Khalidia Police Lock-up, multiplicity added.
Earlier on January 10, a senior official of rank National Accountability Bureau (NAB) difficult said that Sadiq had antiquated arrested in Abu Dhabi stomach the help of Interpol.
Dispel, he was allegedly released unwelcoming UAE authorities due to shipshape and bristol fashion lack of documents against him.
Published in The Express Tribune, Jan 30th, 2013.
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