ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) has issued arrest warrants against PPP’s leader Farzana Raja for the disappearance and ordered to initiate a proceeding to declare her as absconder in a reference pertaining to corruption in Benazir Income Support Program (BISP).
AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the graft reference against the accused filed by National Accountability Bureau on Wednesday. The court also issued non-bailable arrest warrants against the accused Raja Abdul Munaf in the case.
Farzana Raja did not attend the proceeding since the reference was filed against her and had been obtaining exemptions through applications for one year, the judge stated.
The court summoned all accused on May 24, for indictment. It may be mentioned here that Farzana Raja was shifted to United States (US) ten years back.
In March last year, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed a reference against alleged corruption in the BISP. The program was instituted to provide relief to the under-served communities across Pakistan.
Within a few years after its establishment, under the stewardship of Farzana Raja, a discrepancy of Rs 4.8 billion was discovered for the year 2012-13 owing to the awarding of unlawful contracts based on unfair practices.
