ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference against the former prime minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani over 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 Saleem, 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 national exchequer suffered a loss of Rs128 million owing to the actions of the accused, the notification added.
