ISLAMABAD - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has found former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of corruption in the 2009 and 2010 Haj operations, The Express Tribune reported on Thursday.Citing sources, the paper said the investigation agency has referred GilaniÂ’s case to the Special Judge (Central), Rawalpindi, under Section 175 of the Pakistan Penal Code so that he may be declared a proclaimed offender. According to legal procedure, the special judge will summon the former premier before the court and ask him to surrender himself for further investigation in the case.
FIA uncovered Gilani’s involvement in the Haj scam while investigating other suspects in the case, sources said. According to them, the former premier misused his authority during his tenure on two counts — to allocate a huge quota to several undeserving Haj operators and to appoint Zain Sukhera as a grade 21 officer in the information technology (IT) ministry.