Islamabad: The federal cabinet has directed the Law Ministry to probe alleged transactions of millions of rupees in personal bank account of Kashmala Tariq, Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplaces.
A legal action will be taken against the official if she found involved in misconduct.
The development comes days after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) launched investigation into the alleged transactions with a claim that the money was transferred by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Asi, who is already in the custody of the anti-graft buster.
The NAB got evidence about dubious transaction of Rs120 million during the probing of an asset beyond known soruc of income case against Asif.
On Dec 30, the PML-N bigwig was taken into custody from outside the Islamabad residence of another senior PML-N leader where he had come to attend a meeting of the party.
Giving a detailed charge sheet against Asif, NAB said it was conducting investigations against the PML-N leader under Clause 4 of the NAB Ordinance 1999 and Section 3 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010.
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