Khawar Maneka Faces NAB Inquiry Over Alleged Financial Irregularities

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has commenced an inquiry against Khawar Maneka, the ex-husband of former first lady Bushra Bibi, over complaints of financial irregularities, ARY News reported, citing sources.

Khawar Maneka and his family are accused of taking huge financial benefits during the tenure of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government. The NAB has begun collecting the records of the assets owned by Khawar Maneka and his family members.

Sources further said Khawar Maneka will be summoned after getting access to the record from the relevant authorities.

On September 25, the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) arrested Khawar Farid Maneka, ex-husband of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, on illegal construction charges in Lahore.

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An ACE spokesperson confirmed the arrest of Maneka, saying that he was apprehended on charges of illegally constructing a marriage hall on the cemetery land.

Maneka is a senior official of the Customs department, belonging to Pakpattan, and is a spiritual devotee of the 13th-century mystic Baba Farid Ganj Shakkar.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has started an investigation into Khawar Maneka, the ex-husband of former first lady Bushra Bibi, for alleged financial irregularities. The NAB is collecting records of Maneka’s assets and plans to summon him for questioning. In September, Khawar Maneka was arrested by the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment on charges of illegal construction.

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