<p>The summons was issued to Abdul Qadir Gilani after he failed to appear before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) yesterday to record his statement regarding the scam. The premier's son has been accused of receiving Rs 20 million as kickbacks in the multi-million-rupee scandal that has already cost two federal ministers their jobs.<br /><br />Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) chief Waseem Ahmed told The Express Tribune newspaper that a notice had been issued to Qadir Gilani "asking him to appear before the Joint Investigation Team constituted for the Haj scam".<br /><br />FIA chief Waseem Ahmed told The Express Tribune newspaper that a notice had been issued to Qadir Gilani "asking him to appear before the Joint Investigation Team constituted for the Haj scam".<br /><br />The daily quoted its sources as saying that Abdul Qadir has been threatened with "perpetual arrest warrant" if he fails to appear for questioning, the daily said. A warning from the FIA's legal directorate was attached to the notice summoning Abdul Qadir for interrogation, the report said.<br /><br />The FIA summoned Abdul Qadir to record his statement in line with an order issued recently by the Supreme Court, which is hearing a suo motu case on the Haj scam. Former Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi, who is also an accused in the case, is currently free on interim bail after a court in Islamabad issued a warrant for his arrest.<br /><br />The notice to Qadir is accompanied by a questionnaire consisting of about a dozen queries. The Express Tribune reported that these questions included: "Did you receive a 'lion's share' of the money embezzled during arrangements made for the annual pilgrimage? Did you import a black Toyota Prado Land Cruiser and pay Rs 8.5 million as import duty with this money? Did former Director General Hajj Rao Shakil Ahmad give you this money for the import of this bulletproof vehicle? Did you pressurise Hamid Saeed Kazmi to get special quota for pilgrims last year?"<br /><br />Hours after the notice was issued by the FIA yesterday, Hussain Asghar, the head of the investigation team probing the scam involving Gilani's son, was removed from the panel.<br /><br />Zain Sukhera, a close friend of Abdul Qadir who has also been linked to the scam, yesterday resigned from his post of consultant with the Information Technology Ministry.<br />Sukhera has been accused of obtaining a fake LLM degree, on the basis of which he was appointed to the post.</p>
<p>The summons was issued to Abdul Qadir Gilani after he failed to appear before the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) yesterday to record his statement regarding the scam. The premier's son has been accused of receiving Rs 20 million as kickbacks in the multi-million-rupee scandal that has already cost two federal ministers their jobs.<br /><br />Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) chief Waseem Ahmed told The Express Tribune newspaper that a notice had been issued to Qadir Gilani "asking him to appear before the Joint Investigation Team constituted for the Haj scam".<br /><br />FIA chief Waseem Ahmed told The Express Tribune newspaper that a notice had been issued to Qadir Gilani "asking him to appear before the Joint Investigation Team constituted for the Haj scam".<br /><br />The daily quoted its sources as saying that Abdul Qadir has been threatened with "perpetual arrest warrant" if he fails to appear for questioning, the daily said. A warning from the FIA's legal directorate was attached to the notice summoning Abdul Qadir for interrogation, the report said.<br /><br />The FIA summoned Abdul Qadir to record his statement in line with an order issued recently by the Supreme Court, which is hearing a suo motu case on the Haj scam. Former Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi, who is also an accused in the case, is currently free on interim bail after a court in Islamabad issued a warrant for his arrest.<br /><br />The notice to Qadir is accompanied by a questionnaire consisting of about a dozen queries. The Express Tribune reported that these questions included: "Did you receive a 'lion's share' of the money embezzled during arrangements made for the annual pilgrimage? Did you import a black Toyota Prado Land Cruiser and pay Rs 8.5 million as import duty with this money? Did former Director General Hajj Rao Shakil Ahmad give you this money for the import of this bulletproof vehicle? Did you pressurise Hamid Saeed Kazmi to get special quota for pilgrims last year?"<br /><br />Hours after the notice was issued by the FIA yesterday, Hussain Asghar, the head of the investigation team probing the scam involving Gilani's son, was removed from the panel.<br /><br />Zain Sukhera, a close friend of Abdul Qadir who has also been linked to the scam, yesterday resigned from his post of consultant with the Information Technology Ministry.<br />Sukhera has been accused of obtaining a fake LLM degree, on the basis of which he was appointed to the post.</p>