QUETTA: An accountability court on Wednesday issued bailable arrest warrants of former chief minister of Balochistan Nawab Aslam Raisani.
The court issued arrest warrants of Nawab Raisani in a case of alleged misappropriation in government funds after he failed to appear before the court in the case hearing.
The court approved the petitions of two other accused in the case – Nawab Lashkari Raisani and Dostain Jamaldini – seeking exemption from the court hearing. The court also issued an arrest warrant for another accused Abdul Nabi Raisani, a relative of Aslam Raisani.
The case pertains to alleged corruption in funds allocated for the renovation and rehabilitation of the Mehrgarh, an ancient archaeological site in Balochistan.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had filed a reference against the former chief minister for embezzlement of one billion rupees funds for renovation and development of Mehrgarh.
A reference filed on November 11 in accountability court Quetta against eight accused included Nawab Lashkari Raisani, former secretary finance Balochistan Dostain Khan Jamaldini, Abdul Nabi Raisani and others.
They were charged with embezzling funds in the renovation project of Mehrgarh site when Nawab Aslam Raisani was chief minister of Balochistan.
