Overview
- NAB Chairman Nazir Ahmed said Interpol has circulated Red Notices for Malik Riaz and Ali Riaz and said the bureau is preparing a team to pursue their return.
- A Red Notice asks police worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person, and NAB’s claim did not include Interpol’s public confirmation or further details.
- NAB said the pair is wanted in the Takht Pari Forest and Bahria Golf City land cases, and officials say both men live in the UAE, where they run a large housing project.
- Extradition could be difficult because Pakistan has no formal treaty with the UAE, and a senior official said chances of approval are low even after NAB’s request.
- The latest step follows years of probes, a 2019 £190 million UK NCA settlement later tied into a case involving Imran Khan, and Malik Riaz’s stance that he has no criminal conviction.