FIA DG given in Zafar Qureshi’s subordination

ISLAMABAD:-

                          Additional DG FIA Zafar Qureshi in National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) multibillion scam probe.Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday while hearing NICL case directed ‘the DG FIA to henceforth be associated with the team, investigating the multibillion scam and supervised by Zafar Qureshi.’ Qureshi was reinstated as Additional DG FIA on the Supreme Court’s judgement on August 08, 2011.A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Amir Hani Muslim and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a sou moto regarding violation of Public Procurement Rules, 2004 in loss of billions of rupees to exchequer caused by NICL.The DG FIA was also ordered to cancel the leaves of all the FIA officers, who were associated with Zafar Qureshi in NICL scam. The additional DG complained that according to his information, all the officers, working with him in NICL scam, were sent on leaves. He said that despite the court’s order hindrances had been created in his way, instead of assisting.The FIA officers have been directed to appear before the court today (Wednesday). The DG FIA was asked to inquire from Inspector General of Police Punjab if any case had been registered against the person who had spread the rumour of bomb at FIA camp officer Lahore on August 13.During the course of proceeding Zafar Qureshi informed the court that on Friday night (August 12) Khawaja Hamad phoned him and told about the planting of the bomb. He said Hamad had asked him not to come to office tomorrow (Saturday), adding: “When on 13th August I reached the FIA office I was told that a bomb is planted in the building.” He stated the main gate was locked and he was not allowed to enter though some FIA officers were inside the building.The bench observed that DG FIA should have registered the case against Kh Hamad in the concerned police station under PPC 505, who had telephoned Qureshi so the police could have inquired the matter and dealt in accordance with law. The Chief Justice asked the DG FIA to collect the record of telephone call and not to destroy it.Zafar Qureshi, earlier, narrated in detail the facts about non-cooperation by Secretary Interior Khawaja Siddique Akbar, DG FIA and Director FIA Lahore Waqar Haider. He told the bench that after passing of the order by Supreme Court on August 8, he had written letters to Secretary Interior and DG FIA but they extended no cooperation.Although he has assumed the charge of additional DG FIA on August 11, the investigation team already attached with him had not been made available and reportedly Javed Hussain Shah was sent on casual leave.