LAHORE: Ambassador to the United States Ali Jahangir Siddiqui did not appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday in connection with a case of stock manipulation.

Mr Siddiqui is facing charges regarding the role of his company M/s Azgard Nine Limited (ANL) in the manipulation of shares that caused losses of billions of rupees to the national exchequer.

ARREST: The National Accountability Bureau arrested proclaimed offender Fakhar Islam in the land acquisition collector case.

Islam and other suspects have been accused of purchasing land at Ferozpur Road in Kahna Seloki at exorbitant rates which caused a loss of Rs14 billion to the exchequer.

The NAB, Lahore, has arrested 17 suspects so far in the case.-Staff Reporter