The Chairman,
National Accountability Bureau,
President’s Secretariat,
Islamabad.
Pakistan Peoples Party - - -
- - - COMPLAINANT
Mr. Ijaz-ul-Haq
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs
Ministry of Religious Affairs
Islamabad - - - - - - - -ACCUSED / RESPONDENT
Subject:
COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 5 AND 18 (B) SUB
SECTION-II OF THE NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) ORDINANCE 1999,
AGAINST THE HOLDERS OF PUBLIC OFFICE FOR PUNISHMENT UNDER SECTION 10 OF NAB
ORDINANCE FOR CAUSING HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE NATIONAL EXCHEQUER BY
CORRUPTION AND CORRUPT PRACTICES
FACTS
1. That the Respondent
being Minister for Religious affairs had announced the Hajj Policy for Year
2007 wherein the number of persons who were to perform Hajj from Pakistan
would be 150,000 out of which 75,000 would be performing Hajj through
Ministry of Religious Affairs and 75,000 would perform Hajj through Hajj
Operators.
2. For the Hajj 2006,
100,000 people performed Hajj through Ministry of Religious Affairs and
50,000 through Hajj Tour Operators. The number of persons performing Hajj
through Hajj Tour Operators was increased by 25,000 without considering that
the people feel that less expenses are incurred by performing Hajj through
Ministry of Religious Affairs as compared to Hajj Tour Operators.
3. That the Respondent
without considering the convenience and benefit for the pubic had decreased
the number of persons through Ministry of Religious Affairs, thus favoured
Hajj Tour Operators for their benefit.
4. That Hon’ble Member
National Assembly, Mr. Amjad Ali Warraich had accused the respondent on the
floor of the House alleging that the Respondent had allotted quotas to the
Hajj Tour Operators in a non transparent manner.
5. That Respondent had
acted in a manner which extended benefit to those Hajj Tour Operators who
were either working for Respondent or those associated with the Respondent
and thus caused a huge financial loss to the National Exchequer and the
Public.
6. The above information
was published in the enclosed Press clipping.
CONCLUSION
The Respondent is reportedly
guilty of corruption and corrupt practices as defined in NAB Ordinance 1999
and is liable to prosecution under the provisions of NAB Ordinance 1999. NAB
is therefore called upon to initiate investigation in the aforementioned
matters and a Reference be filed in the court of competence jurisdiction for
trial.
Complainant
Pakistan Peoples Party
Though
Aleem Abbasi
Advocate High Court
Dated : -15th January 2007
