NAB to move against Raja Pervaiz, Sharjeel

Executive board decides to authorise investigations into six corruption cases

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau’s executive board on Thursday decided to file three corruption references and sanction six more investigations into graft cases.

The first reference is to be filed against former water and power minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and former water and power secretary Shahid Rafi and others (M/S Young Gen Power Case) for signing a contract without the approval of NPGCL and without getting an approval for tariff from NEPRA. The omission cost the national exchequer a loss of Rs503.62 million.

The second reference is to be filed against former Sindh information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, and others for creating fake media advertisement bills at exorbitant rates. As a result, the national exchequer suffered a loss of Rs3.3 billion.



The third reference is to be filed against Dr Ihsan Ali, the vice-chancellor of Abdul Wali Khan University in Mardan and others for misusing their authority in making illegal appointments.

The board has also decided to authorise investigations into six corruption cases.

The board also authorised two inquiries. The first inquiry was sanctioned against officers/officials of Provincial Highways Authority, Jhelum, Punjab and others.  In this case, the accused persons allegedly purchased substandard material which led to the collapse of an under-construction bridge at Nowgan, Jehlum, causing a loss of Rs350 million to the national exchequer.

The second inquiry was authorised against Dr Abdul Sattar Rajper, MPA, BS-22, Nausharo Feroze, Sindh for accumulating assets beyond known sources of income.



The board also decided to close an inquiry against Neelum-Jehlum Project on the issue of Procurement of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) in Neelum-Jhelum Project and complaint verification against Karachi Port Trust (KPT) officials because of lack of incriminating evidence.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 9^th, 2016.