The bench, comprising Justice Salahuddin Panhwar and Justice Adnan Iqbal Chaudhry, directed tourism secretary, GHDA chairman and GHDA director-general (DG) to appear before the court on July 25.
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"The DG shall submit the complete breakup of funds received by the authority since 2008 till date," the order reads, adding that the details of all the meetings held by GHDA as well as minutes of the meetings should also be submitted.
Meanwhile, Dadu deputy commissioner has also been directed to submit a separate report with regards to the funds provided by oil and gas companies for the hill station's development, during the same period of time.
The petitioner's advocate, Gahi Khan Jatoi, also urged the court to refer an inquiry of the alleged corruption in GHDA to National Accountability Bureau. He claimed that neither a health facility nor a police station is operating in the area.
SHC approached for inquiry into corruption in Gorakh Hill Station funds
He stated that the construction of the building to be used as a health facility near the hill station remained incomplete. He also gave reference of the fire incident that took place in December 2015, in which seven members of a family were burnt to death at Gorakh.
The hill station, which sits at around 5,600 feet above sea level, was allocated Rs6 billion in 2010 by the provincial government. The project cost kept accruing with the passage of time.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 18th, 2019.
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