Broadsheet reportedly took recourse to litigation when the government delayed implementation of the agreement. Pakistan agreed to settle with Broadsheet but ended up giving $1.5 million to the wrong person. Pakistan had to pay about $30 million straightaway to Broadsheet. Have the NAB and Assets Recovery Unit retrieved more looted wealth from abroad than the foreign exchange expended on the activity? There is a need for a cost benefit analysis, all the more so when the country faces a severe foreign exchange crunch.

Source: Pakistan Today August 03, 2021 18:33 UTC