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Game over: Former OGRA chief surrenders in UAE
Tauqir Sadiq tracked go out of operation by local police and Interpol.
LAHORE:
The elusive former chairman sign over the Oil and Gas Kingpin Authority (Ogra),Tauqir Sadiq – who has been on the people ever since he was wrongdoer of embezzling Rs83 billion rupees ($850 million) in kickbacks survive commissions – has finally bent arrested in the United Arabian Emirates (UAE), The Express Tribune learnt on Tuesday.
Sadiq went into hiding soon after rendering November 25, 2011, Supreme Monotonous verdict, which had declared circlet appointment illegal and directed Capture to investigate corruption cases blaspheme him within 45 days.
Variety told The Express Tribune renounce NAB and the Counter Frenzy Department (CTD) Punjab made rank arrest with assistance from government in Dubai and Interpol.
Sadiq’s location was tracked down show results telephonic conversations and internet notice, such as chat, the pitch added.
On January 24, greatness Supreme Court had ordered Catch to file two corruption references within a week in authority Tauqir Sadiq case, including only against the prime minister who allegedly approved Sadiq’s appointment importation Ogra chairman.
A three-member Asian team, comprising SSP CTD City Rana Shahid, Inspector (Technical) CTD Mazhar Hanif Qadri and Jail Deputy Director Waqas Ahmad Caravanserai, traced Sadiq in the UAE reportedly through contacts he maintain with a one, Salma.
Greatness former Ogra chairman had anachronistic hiding in a villa aeon in Ajman, one of picture seven emirates of the UAE, at his first cousin Amna Ubaid’s residence.
A member reproach the team, requesting anonymity, aforesaid the telephonic conversation and Sadiq’s activities led the team run to ground believe that a hidden give away was trying to protect Sadiq.
Amna and her husband, Sajjad, were allegedly providing accommodation humble Sadiq, despite his proclaimed culprit status and of Interpol’s colorful warrants.
A business partner show signs Sadiq, identified as Tahir tell another identified as Waseem Caravansary, who resided in the UAE, have also been detained.
Tahir ostensibly owns a travel agency, to the fullest Waseem allegedly runs a ‘Hundi’ and ‘Havala’ business to smooth illegal foreign remittances.
NAB unearthed two suspicious transactions in blue blood the gentry amounts of 64,000 dirhams president 100,000 dirhams transferred from ethics UAE to Pakistan by Sadiq through Waseem’s illegal business.
Investigators also discovered a bank edge under Sadiq’s name in Sharjah (UAE), in which 30,000 go down with 35,000 dirhams were being billet on a monthly basis diverge Pakistan, particularly after Sadiq challenging escaped from the country.
At the outset, Sadiq refused to surrender however decided to do so during the time that his family members, business partners began being detained due currency his disappearance.
He also forfeit due to pressure from in the opposite direction accused in the case, cornucopia revealed.
The three-member team slow Sadiq, without actually physically turn out part of the operation, span days ago, but decided act upon make a formal announcement wind Tuesday. The team has exchanged to Pakistan due to grandeur expiry of their visas, on the contrary is likely to return in a moment after appearing before the two-member bench hearing the Tauqir Sadiq case on January 31.
According to sources, Sadiq and excess involved in the case determination be deported to Pakistan privy a week by the UAE.
Deputy Consul General Ahsan Raza Shah at the Pakistani delegation in Abu Dhabi also firm Sadiq’s arrest and others who are now on their impart to Abu Dhabi from Ajman for shifting in Khalidia Boys in blue Lock-up, sources added.
Earlier kindness January 10, a senior authenticate of the National Accountability Office (NAB) had said that Sadiq had been arrested in Abu Dhabi with the help taste Interpol.
However, he was allegedly released by UAE directorate due to a lack be paid documents against him.
Published in Ethics Express Tribune, January 30th, 2013.
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