LONDON, Dec 23 (INP): Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis, Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, has expressed hopefulness that the National Accountability Bureau’s inquiry regarding him will be wrapped up very soon.

Zulfi Bukhari, while speaking to media personnel in London city also commented on the death of Mian Javed, a former official of Sargodha University who passed away on December 21 (Friday) following a “cardiac arrest” while under NAB custody.

[timed-content-server show="12/24/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]Zulfi said that it was “tragic that the professor died while being handcuffed”. Zulfi asserted that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should consider few changes in their laws. He said, “There’s a need to make some changes in the NAB’s laws,” the premier’s assistant said, adding that “all of the Pakistani institutions need to be strengthened”. Further, Bukhari commented on the issues pertaining to overseas Pakistani, stressing that they were on the top priority in PM Khan’s agenda. “Overseas Pakistanis’ complaints about phones are correct and justified. I’m working on making the registration of mobile phones easier,” he said. “There is no tax on mobile phones for personal use, and we’ve taken notice of the queues at the airport for mobile registration.” The government official explained that Khan would take along the overseas Pakistanis with him, implying that the premier would not ignore them. “Lawmaking for the dual citizenship-holders is in the process,” Bukhari mentioned, adding: “I’m not just the PTI’s [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf] but all overseas Pakistanis’ minister as well.” INP/AJ[/timed-content-server]