F.P. Report
LAHORE: Former Director General of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema, Chief Executive of Bismillah Engineering Services Shahid Shafiq and four others appeared in accountability court on Tuesday in Ashiana Housing case.
During the hearing, Investigation officer of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer, said that Ahad Cheema did fraud and used his authorities illegally in Ashiana Housing Scheme.
NAB officer added that Shahid Shafique received contract of the mentioned scheme through fake documents and adding that the accused were also involved in irregularities.
Earlier, Ahad Cheema was suspended as thermal power plant CEO for a period of three months.
Chief Engineer LDA Asrar Saeed, Bilal, two officers of Punjab Land Development Company (PLDC) Imtiaz Haider and Arif Majeed Butt were also presented before the court.
NAB had also approved fresh investigation into ‘assets beyond means’ of Ahad Cheema for which a team was also formed to probe Ahad Cheema’s assets.
Shahid Shafiq was arrested on the identification of Ahad Cheema after it was discovered that Rs.14bn contract had been granted to Bismillah Services despite the company being a C-4 category subsidiary company of Paragon City.
Cheema was arrested by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from Lahore over corruption allegations regarding taking 32 kanal land as a bribe. He had not appeared before the NAB despite several summon.
Afterwards, opposition leaders had staged a symbolic walkout in the Punjab Assembly, asking why Cheema was given promotion.
