Ex-PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf acquitted in another rental power reference
ISLAMABAD – An accountability court on Tuesday acquitted former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, former finance minister Shaukat Tareen and other accused in the Piraghaib Rental Power reference.
Other accused whose acquittal pleas were approved included Shaukat Tareen, Ismail Qureshi, Shahid Rafi, Tahir Basharat Cheema, Muhammad Saleem Arif, Chaudhry Abdul Qadreer, and Iqbal Ali Shah. The NAB had filed the Piraghaib Rental Power reference in 2014, accusing Raja Pervaiz Ashraf of misusing his powers in his capacity as water and power minister to gain financial benefits in the project.
Judge Mohammad Bashir, while announcing the verdict, said that NAB could not prove any corruption charges against Ashraf. Other people named in the case, including Shaukat Tareen, former Pesco MD Basharat Cheema and Shahid Rafique have been acquitted as well.
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