KATHMANDU, Feb. 28 -- The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has directed the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to expedite investigations into major corruption cases.

During a meeting on Tuesday, the committee summoned CIAA chief Prem Kumar Rai and other officials, urging them to accelerate investigations into cases such as TERAMOCS, the alleged Rs 700 million commission in exchange for an audio tape, and the purchase of widebody aircraft.

Before receiving instructions from the committee, Rai stated that final preparations for the trial in the TERAMOCS purchase case had been completed, and investigations were underway in the audio tape case and the widebody aircraft purchase case.

The...