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NAB arrest former Registrar Urdu University in illegal campus opening scam

KARACHI:  National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested former Registrar Federal Urdu University for Science and Technology (FUUST) in the scam of opening an illegal sub-campus of the university in Lahore.

According to NAB sources Dr Fahimuddin was arrested from Karachi. They said that front-man of the former VC FUUST Bashir Bugio was still at large and the Bureau was conducting raids for his arrest.

It is to be mentioned here that NAB had arrested former Vice Chancellor FUUST Dr Zafar Iqbal yesterday from Airport in the same case.

Dr Zafar Iqbal and other accused have been charged of cheating public at large, misuse of authority and obtaining pecuniary advantages through corrupt and dishonest means.

According to a NAB, former VC of FUUAST Karachi, Dr Zafar Iqbal and former registrar Dr Fahim-ud-Din obtained illegal gratifications of Rs20 million through cash/cheques/drafts from time to time by Managing Director sub-campus, Lahore, Naeem Amjad, through their frontman for opening of an illegal sub-campus of the university at Suggian, Lahore. However, the sub-campus, being illegal ab initio, stopped its operation after some time and didn’t pay back the fees to students.