MDA officers booked in corruption cases

Accused found involved in illegally allotting plots through e-balloting

KARACHI:

The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Sindh has registered two separate cases against several officers and private individuals on the charges of corruption, misuse of power and fraud in the allotment of plots through balloting. The officers facing corruption charges include former director general of Malir Development Authority Mohammad Shail, Director Mohammad Waseem, Director Shahid Mohsin, Secretary Arshad Khan, and Contractor Mohammad Zaki.

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Both the cases have been registered after the approval of the Sindh government’s anti-corruption committee in a high-level meeting. According to the text of the FIR, MDA officers including Mohammad Shail, bought expensive vehicles despite the Sindh government’s ban. The MDA officers awarded the contract to the firm Contact Plus by violating the Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (SPPRA), for allotting the authority’s plots through e-balloting.

An experienced and well-reputed organisation like NADRA was ignored for e-balloting. According to the text of the case Rs9.729 million was paid to Contact Plus against the rules. In MDA, various persons were recruited on illegal contracts and entrusted with the most important jobs.