Azam Khan, former principal secretary to ex-prime minister Imran Khan, on Friday reportedly told National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that he was the “eyewitness” to all transactions that took place in the Al-Qadir Trust case. Azam appeared before the accountability watchdog in the Rawalpindi office in connection with the investigation of the £190m settlement case where he recorded his statement in front of the joint investigation team and answered questions. NAB issued a notice to the former principal secretary on July 20, directing him to appear at NAB Rawalpindi at 10am today related to the case, which also involves a property tycoon. According to the sources, Azam confirmed the pre-existing documents related to the Al-Qadir Trust case and explained how the money was transacted. He also confirmed that he was an eyewitness to all the transactions that took place related to the £190m settlement case, saying that he has “witnessed a lot of things and that Imran Khan also gave instructions in this regard”. Azam further revealed that then-accountability aide Shahzad Akbar played a key role in the preparation of a summary that sought the federal cabinet’s approval of a deal with the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA). “On December 2, 2019, the summary was sent by Shahzad Akbar and a meeting had taken place before the cabinet meeting with Imran Khan which was also attended by Akbar,” the former bureaucrat added. Azam also answered the questions related to the cabinet meeting and further informed the NAB team about the meetings regarding the summary, according to sources.
‘I was eyewitness in all transactions linked to Al-Qadir Trust case’, Azam Khan tells NAB
