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| PTI provincial minister, 10 others arrested by NAB |
| 2015-07-10 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... 's (PTI) Provincial Minister for Mines and Minerals Ziaullah Afridi was incarcerated Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! on corruption charges on Thursday following a proceeding by the Ehtesab Commission in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... . The commission claims that the minister was involved in misuse of power for non-transparent leasing of contracts pertaining to land. The charges against him also include illegal recruitment and transfers allegedly made by the minister. In another proceeding by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), former minister and secretary for mines and minerals Nawabzada Mehmood Zeb and Shah Wali respectively, Bannu Commissioner Asmatullah Khan along with seven others were arrested in a land leasing scandal. NAB claims that in 2008, 500 acres of land owned by the Mines and Minerals Department was leased for 33 years for Rs14,000 only. The land was leased in Abbottabad ... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden.... to a woman named Rukhsana in a agreement made by the minister's front man Ehteshaamul Mulk which said that the profits will be shared between the two parties on a 50-50 basis. |
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