NAB Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. Photo: File 

ISLAMABAD: Investigations against Pakistan Peoples Party leaders Arbab Alamgir and Asma Alamgir will be completed soon, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal said on Monday.

In a statement, the NAB chief said the two are accused of owning assets disproportionate to their declared sources of income as well as embezzlement in allotment of land in Gwadar.

Arbab, son of a former chief minister of the-then North West Frontier Province, was the federal communications minister in the previous federal government. His wife, Asma, was also an MNA and adviser to the prime minister on States and Frontier Regions. 

The new NAB chairman also said that investigation into former Balochistan chief minister Aslam Raisani will also complete soon. 

He said all investigations will be taken to their logical conclusions on the basis of law and solid evidence.

"Our highest priority is to eradicate corruption from the country," he added.