Daily Times

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had initiated a probe against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Sindh President Haleem Adil Sheikh for illegally selling and occupying government land.

NAB has claimed that Sheikh occupied the 253 acres in Karachi’s District Malir with the help of government departments.

The bureau, in its letter to the deputy commissioner Malir, has requested for all records pertaining to the selling of government land illegally along with details of his farmhouse and other documents.

“In correlation with a complaint being processed in this Bureau, it is revealed that 253 acres of government land situated in District Malir Karachi has been illegally occupied/sold by Haleem Adil Sheikh and others in connivance with the officers/ officials of Board of Revenue District Malir Karachi,” the letter said, adding, ACE, East Zone Karachi also conducted an inquiry into the matter.

The documents requested by the Bureau include ownership title/documents of Country Chalet Farm Houses Project, Deh Kharkaro, ownership title/documents of Palm Village Resorts Project and any other information relevant to the subject matter.

The letter further said an anti-corruption unit has already completed an inquiry against the PTI leader which the Bureau has also requested. DC Malir has been directed to submit the records by July 27.

Moreover, NAB sources said Sheikh had used the government land for commercial purposes.

Earlier, reports of Sheikh being involved in a land scam had emerged. The PTI leader was said to have illegally allotted 207 acres of state land, worth Rs410 million.

Before this, media had also reported that the PTI President Haleem Adil Sheikh involved in the illegal allotment of land grabbing and others fraud as well.

Now PTI’s Sindh ideological workers also protesting at Karachi Press Club, demanding inquiry against land grabbing and money laundering of Haleem Adil Sheikh