Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Isaf missing containers case: CJ criticises FBR’s ‘negligence’


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ISLAMABAD: During a hearing of the missing Isaf containers case, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry expressed his displeasure over the failure of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in referring the matter to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), FTNews reported.
Chief Justice Iftikhar inquired the FBR chairman as to why the NAB had not been informed on the matter.
The chairman in his response said that details pertaining to commercial containers were being sent to NAB. The chairman moreover cited the lack of interest of Afghan authorities in assisting to collect relevant data.
Subsequently, the case was adjourned to Jan 2.