Faryal Talpur and Sharjeel Inam Memon, both under investigation by the National Accountability Burea (NAB), were on Monday selected as members of Sindh Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
The provincial assembly elected seven members to PAC for the duration of the assembly’s tenure.
Sharjeel Memon is accused of embezzling almost Rs6 billion while heading Sindh’s Information Department. According to the NAB reference, an investigation was conducted in the corruption reference and corrupt practices were found in the award of advertisements to television and FM radio channels. Between July 2013 and June 2015, an amount of Rs5.76 billion was paid to seven advertisement agencies.