While submitting a concise statement on behalf of Makhdoom Amin Fahim, federal minister for commerce, on Monday, his counsel Barrister Syed Ali Zafar contended that his client was innocent and had nothing to do with the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam. Ali prayed that Ayaz Niazi was appointed as a Chairman of NICL by the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani strictly in accordance with the Rules of Business.