NAB arrests Aftab Memon in fake bank accounts case

RAWALPINDI - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi has on Friday arrested former Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Secretary Aftab Memon in fake accounts case.

According to media reports, the NAB Rawalpindi arrested Memon from Islamabad and will present him before an accountability court today to seek his physical remand.

This was the first arrest made by the NAB Rawalpindi in this case. Aftab Memon is accused of illegally allotting land to frontmen of political personalities.

The authorities alleged Aftab Memon of corruption worth Rs800 million. The NAB Rawalpindi has accused that the suspect illegally allotted 700 acres of land.

Last month, Sindh Assembly Speaker and PPP leader Agha Siraj Durrani was arrested for accumulating assets beyond means.