NAB 'raids' Bahria Town's Rawalpindi office

RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raided Bahria Town's office in Rawalpindi on Monday “in connection with Al-Qadir Trust University case”, media outlets reported on Tuesday.

The sources said that the anti-corruption watchdog’s team conducted the raid to “search for records of Al-Qadir Trust University” at Bahria Town’s Rawalpindi office. 

It also emerged that the Punjab police and elite force’s teams were also present in the raid.

It is noteworthy to mention here that Al-Qadir Trust University links to a high-profile case leading to the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s £190 million National Crime Agency (NCA) settlement reference.

Reacting to the raid, Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz Hussain said on X, formerly Twitter, that he would bear all hardships and not become "an approver".

The sources also added that the anti-graft watchdog launched an investigation into alleged irregularities against Bahria Town.

A probe has been commenced into the "land that has been acquired for Bahria Enclave’s project on a land allocated for establishing a zoo".

بحریہ ٹاؤن راولپنڈی آفس پر نیب کے ریڈ کے مناظر، نیب افسران نے منہ پر ماسک لگائے ہوئے ہیں، پنجاب پولیس کی بھاری نفری بھی دفتر میں موجود#BahriaTown pic.twitter.com/pQxtu6KAaS

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