PM orders probe into PQA land scandal

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an investigation into the alleged financial irregularities in the leasing of land at the Karachi's Port Qasim.

A three-member inquiry committee has been formed to probe the matter, comprising senior officials from the IB and the FIA.

According to a notification issued by the PM Office, the inquiry committee will examine financial irregularities in the leasing of PQA land, which was allocated for small and medium-sized industrial parks.

Chairman of the Prime Minister's Inspection Commission has been appointed as the convener of the committee.