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ISLAMABAD, AUG 5 – A meeting of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was held under
the chairmanship of its chairman Justice Javed Iqbal at NAB headquarters.
Deputy Chairman Hussain Asghar, Prosecutor General Syed Asghar Haider,
Director General Operations Zahir Shah, DG NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Naeem
Mangi and other senior officers attended the meeting.The meeting reviewed the report of Sugar Commission in detail and
decided to constitute combined intvestigation team of experienced and hardworking officers
of NAB Rawalpindi to conduct independent, transparent, neutral and on merit
probe of Sugar subsidy.  The teams included two investigation
officers, financial experts and legal consultant on issues of sugar
industry. Forensic experts, case officers/ additional director and
relevant director have also been included in the team. DG NAB
Rawalpindi Irfan Naeem Mangi will monitor the team.

Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal, Deputy Chairman NAB Hussain Asghar,
Posecutor General Accountability, Syed Asghar Haider and DG Operations
Zahir Shah would review the report of joint team every month in NAB
headquarters.

To ensure neutral, transparent and on merit probe, all
relevant details about sugar subsidy would be sought from Security and
Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and others, so that the sugar
subsidy issue could be probed thoroughly.

Honourable Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has directed to complete the probe of sugar subsidy on merit, transparent and professional way and all concerned indivuals and

departments should be given ample opportunity to defend them seleves and to prove innocence. Action will only be proceeded as per law against those who received subsidy on sugar illegally and looted billions of rupees.