The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday summoned former finance minister Miftah Ismail once again in a probe related to illegal executions of contracts. The ex-finance minister has been asked to appear before the accountability bureau on July 5 (Thursday) Ismail had also been summoned by NAB on June 20. NAB in a statement issued at the time alleged that Ismail approved awarding of illegal contracts to Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL) during his tenure as chairman of Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd. The former finance minister, Miftah Ismail served as the chairman of SSGC from November 2013 to October 2017. He served as an adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs late last year, before being promoted to the role of federal finance minister in April 2018. The NAB, in its statement, had also said that five expensive gas fields were contracted to JJVL in violation of the SC’s orders. According to the statement, Ismail approved the contracts during a board of directors meeting chaired by him. Published in Daily Times, June 28th 2018.