F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau has approved thirteen inquires, seven investigations and filing of three references in various cases of corruption.
The Executive Board meeting of NAB was held in Islamabad on Thursday with its head Javed Iqbal in the chair.
The Board gave approval to thirteen inquiries including two against various personalities including two inquiries against Ghulam Rabbani Khar, former MNA, Hina Rabbani Khar, Former Federal Minister, two inquiries against Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Former Secretary Communication and Chairman NHA and others; two separate inquiries against Siddique ul Farooq, Former Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), Barrister Abid Waheed Shaikh, Former Managing Director Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) and others; two separate inquiries against former chairman ETPB, officers, officials and others, Dr Muhammad Altatmash and others; inquiries against Faisal Cantonment Board Karachi’s CEO, administrative officers and others, officers/officials of Tourism Corporation, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Bhai Jan Lakho, Saifullah Magsi, Circle Department of Irrigation, Shafquat Hussain Vado, Javed Memon, Munawar Buzdar Chief Engineer, Abdul Majeed, Xen and others, Ali Ahmed Lund, Administrator Municipal Committee, Rohri and others.
The Board also authorised to conduct seven investigations against various personalities including three investigations against former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Former Chief Minister Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, and others; investigations against TM Sugar Mills, Karachi and others, Management of KPT Officers Housing Society and others; Noor Muhammad Leghari, Former Secretary Special Education, Muhammad Ali Khaskheli, Principal Secretary to Secretary Special Education and others, officers/officials of Balochistan Development Authority and others.
The Board approved transfer of inquiries of officers and officials of FATA Health Directorate and others to Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtuknhwa for further appropriate legal proceedings as per law.
The NAB meeting accorded approval for transfer of inquiry against Lubna Salahuddin, Former Chief Inspector Stemps, Board of Revenue, officers of Government of Sindh and messers China International Water and Electric Corporation and others to Chief Secretary Sindh for further legal action against them as per law.
The NAB EBM also authorized transferring of cases of former Chairman ETPB Asif Hashmi, Private secretary Zafar Iqbal, Deputy Administrator, Kasur Akram Joia and others to Secretary Ministry of Religious Affairs for further legal proceedings as per law.
The EBM rejected the request of Former Secretary Ministry of Water and Power Shahid Rafi to transfer his corruption reference from Quetta to Islamabad for being unlawful. The EBM also authoriesed filing of three corruption reference against Kamran Lashari, Former Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA); Ghulam Sarwar Sindhu , Former Director Urban Planning CDA Munir Jilanim Former Director Land Survey Division, CDA; Muhammad Hasnain Gill, Managing Director Messers Diplomatice Shuttle and Transport Service; Nusratullah, Former member Planning, CDA and others. The suspects have been accused of alleged abuse of authority, and awarding, licence/ contract of Diplomatic Shuttle and Transport Service illegally, consequently inflicting Rs 408.32 million losses to national exchequer.
The Board authorized filing of corruption reference against Aurangzeb, Former Secretary Local Government Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Asghar Khan, Former Deputy Project Director CDWA, Chief Executive Officers/directors of Messers Ideal Hydrotech Systems, Pakistan Private Limited. The accused persons have been allegedly involved in misappropriating funds allocated for Clean Drinking Water for All which caused Rs 195.043 million losses to national kitty.
The EBM authorized filing of corruption reference against Ashiq Ali Lakhan, Former Xen, Hala Division, Irrigation Department and others for alleged abuse of authority and misappropriation of government’s funds inflicting Rs 30.9846 million to national kitty.
The EBM accorded approval to close inquiries against officers/officials of DHA, AKD real estate and others, Muhammad Sharif Mugheri, Xen, Irrigation department, Jackobabad and other owing to absence of evidence as per law. EBM authorized closing investigations against directors and others of messers T and N Pakistan, private Limited, Faisalabad owing to absence of concrete evidence.
Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal has said that corruption was rootcause of all ills being confronted by the country. NAB was pursuing the policy of zero tolerance. The priority of NAB is to conclude corruption cases to logical conclusion. NAB was sticking to the policy of Accountability for All.
He directed to conduct complaint verifications, inquiries and investigations in light of law by ensuring merit, transparency and that too after collecting concrete evidence. NAB’s first and last affiliation is with Pakistan. NAB officers were performing their duties on merit by ensuring transparency following law.
