PESHAWAR - The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday started a probe into the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s use of provincial government’s helicopters.
Imran, on February 3, had clarified that the KP government had never let any person to use government helicopters for personal or private purposes. He also welcomed examining of the issue by the NAB.
A joint investigation team (JIT) was formed to probe the matter, which summoned relevant record from the provincial government.
The team, led by NAB’s KP Director General (DG) Naveed Haider, includes legal experts.
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal, on February 2, had directed the bureau’s KP DG to conduct an inquiry into Khan’s reported use of the KP chief minister’s official helicopters.
According to a report, documents of KP administration department revealed that the PTI chairperson used the KP government’s helicopters free of charge for a total of 74 hours to travel approximately 18,000 kilometres.
The provincial government has recorded in its books a total expense of Rs 2.1 million at approximately Rs28,865 per hour for Khan’s 40 trips on the two helicopters — an Mi-171 and an Ecureuil.
