Haji Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar was a politician from Punjab

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, Pakistan

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. Nawaz Khokhar was elected the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan

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, Minister of Science and Technology.

Corruption

Nawaz Khokhar was found guilty

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 of fraud

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 in June 2004 , sentenced to three years imprisonment

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 and fined 1,890,000 Rupee

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s. In August 2006 the lahore high Court's special appellate bench overturned the conviction and acquitted him of the charge.