ISLAMABAD: The Na
tional Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference against the former prime minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raz
a Gillani ov
er illegally awarding an
advertising contract to Midas (Pvt) Ltd in violation of Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules.
The decision was made in a meeting held at the NAB headquarter, chaired by the NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal.
Former Secretary of Information Technology Farooq Awan, Former Press Information Officer (PIO) Muhammad S
aleem, Former Company Secretary Universal Service Fund Syed Hasan Sheikh, the CEO of Messrs Midas (Pvt) Ltd Inam Akbar were also named in the corruption references.
The abovementioned individuals are accused of misusing their authority to illegally grant Messrs Midas an
advertising contract in contravention of the PPRA rules.
The na
tional exchequer suffered a loss of Rs128 million owing to the actions of the accused, the notification added.
