NAB reference against ex-hospital staff

The accused are involved in mega embezzlement

QUETTA: The National Accountability of Bureau (NAB) Balochistan has filed corruption reference against former officials of Kidney Centre Balochistan after causing a loss of over Rs50 million to the national exchequer.

The NAB had filed reference against ex-secretary for Labour department, Quetta Workers Welfare Board chairman Khuwaja Muhammad Siddique, former secretary of Welfare Board Mumtaz Ali Khan, ex-administrator of Quetta Kidney Centre Dr Ameer Muhammad Jogezai, former accountant Manzoor Ahmed, ex-director for works, Workers Welfare Board consultant Muhammad Ishaq, Dr Hameed and Muhammad Yaseen in the accountability court, according to an official handout on Thursday.



During the probe, it was revealed that the accused while in service caused Rs54,553,774 loss to the national exchequer against procuring new machinery and equipment for Kidney Centre Quetta.

Accountability court judge Justice Munwar Ahmed Shahwani had issued non-bailable arrest warrants of all accused involved in the mega corruption.