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The alleged criminal of the biggest scam in Pakistan’s banking history, Hamesh Khan, has reportedly been arrested by the US authorities. Hamesh, who was the president of the Bank of Punjab (BOP), is accused of illegally sanctioning a loan of nine billion rupees to Haris Steel Industries.
The loan was defaulted by the Haris Steel Industries and the bank subsequently filed a petition against the Industries, also holding Khan as an accomplice. Khan denied the charges and called it a politically motivated measure. Later, Khan escaped to the United States. The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the arrest of Hamesh Khan.
Authorities in Pakistan are said to have contacted the Interpol for arresting Hamesh Khan. On Thursday, a spokesman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) confirmed Khan’s arrest in the US, corroborated with the written confirmation of the arrest by the US Department of Justice. There is no information yet on handing over Khan to Pakistani authorities nor on the measures taken against Haris Steel Industries.
