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Name of PM’s son appears in scam
ISLAMABAD — Suspecting foul play, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Thursday denied an Anti-Narcotics Force’s (ANF) request to withdraw a case on import of a banned chemical that allegedly involves a personal assistant to the prime minister’s son Ali Musa Gilani.
Musa Gilani, who was recently elected to the National Assembly, was cited as a major character in the scandal worth Rs7 billion. He allegedly used his influence to get approval from health secretary Nargis Sethi who is currently cabinet secretary and regarded a close aide of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
The ANF had earlier filed a case against individuals involved in the illegal import of a banned chemical allegedly used in preparation of cocaine.
The prime minister’s son had also been summoned in the case earlier on March 8 but he defied the summons.
At the hearing on Thursday, however, ANF’s Commander Brigadier Faheem said he wanted to withdraw the case. Asked by the chief justice for reasons, Faheem said he had been instructed by Secretary of Narcotics Division Zafar Abbas to not proceed in any case involving Tauqeer Ali Khan, and a ‘political figure’ from Multan.
When pressed by the chief justice to name the politician, Faheem said it is prime minister’s son Ali Musa Gilani.
“Is the secretary a prosecutor himself?” a visibly-annoyed chief justice asked, instructing Faheem to bring the secretary’s letter at the next hearing.
Divulging further, Faheem said Tauqeer Khan had played a major role in getting a larger than permissible quota for banned chemicals assigned to two companies in violation of rules.
Under rules, only 500 kg of the proscribed chemical can be imported, but the two companies were allowed to import over 9,000 kg worth about Rs7 billion, he said.
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