KARACHI – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has issued arrest warrants for former Local Government Minister of Sindh, Jam Khan Shoro on Thursday.
The politician is accused of embezzlement in the funds of local government and special teams have been constituted for his arrest, said a press release issued by the bureau.
Jam Khan Shoro won the general elections for PS-62 constituency of Sindh; a probe against him was launched by the accountability watchdog in October 2017.
A petition regarding the candidacy of Shoro was also filed before the Sindh High Court; the petitioner Mehboob Abro, had claimed that Shoro was not qualified to contest the elections, alleging that the former provincial minister was involved in forging the land record.
In September, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had arrested the alleged frontman of Jam Khan Shoro, Anwar Kamber.
The PPP leader is also facing a charge of setting up a petrol pump on a land of a water hydrant in Hyderabad’s Qasimabad area.
