NAB files corruption reference against Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah

ISLAMABAD (92 News) - A key progress in fake bank accounts case, the NAB has filed a corruption reference against Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah over alleged misuse of power in province’s energy-related projects on Tuesday.

The NAB filed a corruption reference against Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah in an accountability court of Islamabad.

According to the reference filed by anti-graft watchdog, the Sindh chief minister is facing charges of misusing the power in the disbursement of funds for energy-related projects in Sindh.

It stated that public funds worth billions have been embezzled for Nooriabad Power Company and Sindh Transmission and Dispatch Company. Murad Ali Shah and Abdul Ghani Majeed are among 17 persons who are nominated in the corruption reference by the anti-graft watchdog.

In October last year, it emerged that Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah and over 12 provincial cabinet members are on the radar of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) under corruption charges in separate cases.