Miftah does not appear before NAB in LNG scam

Former finance minister Miftah Ismail did not appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), which has summoned him to appear in the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) scam.

The NAB Rawalpindi had summoned Ismail to appear before it on Wednesday to record his statement in connection with the supplementary reference to be filed in the LNG scam before the Accountability Court after Eidul Fitr.

However, Ismail's counsel appeared before the combined investigation team (CIT) and investigators handed him a questionnaire.

The bureau has directed Ismail to submit a written reply to the questionnaire within two weeks.

Earlier last week, former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi appeared before the CIT of the NAB Rawalpindi in LNG case and received a questionnaire with regards to the LNG case.

The NAB had filed interim reference in the LNG scam in December last year.

Those who are nominated in the reference for misusing their authority include, Abbasi, former finance minister Miftah Ismail, former managing director (MD) Pakistan State Oil (PSO) Sheikh Imranul Haque, Agha Jan Akhtar, former chairman Port Qasim Authority, Saeed Ahmed Khan, former chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), Aamir Naseem, former member oil Ogra, Uzma Adil Khan, chairperson Ogra, Shahid M Islam, former MD PSO, and Abdul Samad Dawood.