NAB issues second summons to Asad Mahmood in Post Office hiring inquiry
He skipped a November 10 appearance and sent a written reply through his lawyer, which the bureau rejected as unsatisfactory.
The National Accountability Bureau has issued a second call-up notice to Asad Mahmood, a former federal minister for communications and postal services, ordering him to appear before it in person on November 13 in an inquiry into alleged illegal recruitments at the Pakistan Post Office Department.
Asad Mahmood is the son of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman.
The inquiry is being run from NAB's Rawalpindi office and covers officers, officials and other people in the department accused of irregular appointments, according to Aaj News. Investigators are questioning Asad Mahmood about recruitments allegedly made while he held the communications portfolio between 2022 and 2023.
He was first directed to appear before the bureau in person on November 10, 2026. He did not go, and his lawyer submitted a written reply on his behalf, Aaj News and Express News both reported.
Officials found the written reply unsatisfactory and decided to summon him again. The second notice, issued on November 10 itself, calls him to NAB at 11 am on Friday, November 13, 2026, in person.
The notice says that if he fails to appear on that date, legal action may be taken under Section 31 of the National Accountability Ordinance 1999.
Express News, which refers to the department as the Pakistan Post Office Department (PPOD), reported the same sequence: a first notice for November 10, a reply filed through counsel, and a fresh summons for November 13 after the bureau rejected that reply.
The bureau has described the proceedings as an inquiry. The notice is a call-up for questioning in that inquiry, and no reference in the matter has been announced.
Asad Mahmood has not issued a public statement on the notice. Neither outlet reported any comment from him or from his lawyer on the bureau's assessment of the written reply.
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