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Mansur ul-Haq

Case Control Number: 146

Description :  According to a case study posted on the website of Pakistan's

National Accountability Bureau, in 1994 Mansur ul- Haq, as

chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC),

manipulated approval for purchase of three ships for the

Corporation, causing a loss of 19 million U.S. dollars to the state

exchequer. Subsequently, on his appointment as Chief of Naval

Staff (ex-officio maritime adviser to Prime Minister) he continued

supervision of the purchase process of the said ships. The

investigation process of National Accountability Bureau (NAB)

established “misuse of authority and personal influence in

undertaking dubious purchase” of three cargo ships made at prices

much higher than the market prices of the said ships of same

specifications: a. Apolonia (Renamed Sawat); b. Ora Bhum

(Renamed Shalamar); c. Independent Voyager (Renamed Lalazar).

Najma Mansur, wife of the former naval chief, filed an application in

the Accountability Court No 1, Rawalpindi, under section 25 of the

NAB Ordinance, seeking a plea bargain. Under section 25 of the

NAB Ordinance, an accused, before or after commencement of trial,

can return assets acquired by him through corruption or corrupt

practices. It is alleged by the NAB that the former admiral had, in

collusion with others, received U.S. $3.36 million as kickback and

commission in a defense deal. Evidence collected by the NAB

showed that the amount was put in an offshore company, M/s Titan

Europe, Gibraltar. Subsequently, another company, M/s Foraker,

was established and the share of Mr. Haq in the kickbacks and

commission was transferred from the account of M/s Titian Europe

to that in M/s Foraker . The money was transferred to another 

offshore company, M/s Moylegrove, which was owned by Mr. Haq.

Type of Illicit activity involving Public Official : Bribery (kick-backs)

Impediments to investigation: Chains of corporate vehicles

Most recent legal action against Public Official?:

Other legal action/ other prosecutions: None

Region: SAR

Country of Public Official: Pakistan

Sources: Case study #16, "Mansoor ul-Haq" by the National Accountability Bureau of 

Pakistan, accessed at

http://www.nab.gov.pk/Downloads/Case_studies/mansoorulhaq.pdf Order, In

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re: Letter of Request from the Government of Pakistan for Assistance in the

Investigation of Adm. (R) Mansur ul Haq, Case no. 1:01-cv-00164-SS (W.D.

Tex., Mar. 9, 2001) "Former head of Pakistan navy disciplined." BBC News,

Jan. 31, 2002, accessed at

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1792779.stm "Anti-corruption bureau

claims double investigations victories." The Independent, Apr. 12, 2001,

accessed at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/anticorruption-

bureau-claims-double-investigations-victories-753399.html

Position of Public Official during scheme: Chief of the Naval Staff 

Is there a pending case or appeals?: No

UNCAC Articles(s) Implicated:  Art. 16

 Art. 23

Money laundering Implicated?: Yes

ear scheme began: 1994