Prime suspect in Rs8.5bn Yellow Line graft case under NAB scrutiny

KARACHI: The legal troubles of the prime suspect in the Rs8.5 billion Yellow Line graft case, Zameer Abbasi, have further increased as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated an inquiry into his alleged possession of assets beyond his known sources of income and his alleged “illegal appointments” or “promotions in the Sindh government”. Earlier in June, the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Sindh had booked Abbasi, the then project director of the Karachi Mobility Project (KMP), and others following an inquiry into alleged financial mismanagement in the KMP related to the Yellow Line. The inquiry committee report stated that Abbasi and then director procurement Jhaman made…