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Officer manhandles Shahid Khaqan during NAB probe?

By Azaz Syed
September 26, 2019

ISLAMABAD: In an awkward and embarrassing situation, an incident of manhandling has happened with former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi during the physical remand of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) however premier anti-corruption agency strongly rejected the information.

NAB sources reveal that during the question hour session with former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a member of the investigation team first shouted at former prime minister and later manhandled him reportedly, The News Investigation Cell learnt here.

According to the sources, incident took place at NAB Rawalpindi office located at Melody, Islamabad.

The sources claim that NAB officer who has reportedly done this, is said to be hired as petroleum expert and is part of the investigation team trying to gather evidence against former prime minister in Liquefied Natural Gas scandal.

The sources reveal that at the time of the incident the said officer got furious on the answers of former prime minister and reportedly got physical with him besides throwing a glass at Shahid Khaqan.

The sources claim that the other officers including M Zubair, the investigation officer of the case controlled the situation. Another source when contacted by this correspondent shared that an occurrence report was also prepared by the officer and submitted before Rawalpindi NAB Director General Irfan Naeem Mangi.