ISLAMABAD: Former army chief General (R) Mirza Aslam Beg and former Inter-Services Intelligence DG Lieutenant General (R) Asad Durrani appeared on Wednesday before a Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) committee constituted to investigate the Asghar Khan case, Geo News reported.According to sources, Gen Beg first appeared before the investigators and brought relevant documents with him.Later, after his questioning concluded, Lt Gen (R) Durrani reached the FIA Headquarters.He is being questioned by the FIA committee at present.The FIA on Tuesday constituted a committee to conduct an investigation into the Asghar Khan case. The committee is being headed by Ahsan Sadiq, a grade-21 officer at the FIA.Moreover, Dr Usman Anwar, Dr Rizwan and FIA Director Law Ali Sher Jakhrani are also part of the committee.Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar on May 9 gave the federal government a week’s time to summon a cabinet meeting to determine what action would be taken in light of the 2012 Asghar Khan case verdict. The attorney general (AG) and head of the FIA appeared before the SC over the implementation, or lack thereof, of the apex court’s verdict in the case.
05-17-2018, 05:14 PM
Asghar Khan case: Beg, Durrani appear before FIA panel
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