Case filed over Rs8.5b BRT irregularities

KARACHI:

Anti-Corruption South has registered a case over alleged large-scale financial irregularities in the Yellow Line BRT project, including questionable advance payments and missing guarantees, naming former Project Director KMC Zameer Abbasi and Procurement Director Jhumman Das after an inquiry confirmed instances of financial misconduct and possible losses to the public exchequer.

According to officials, the case was registered following the findings of an inquiry into the BRT project, which identified alleged misuse of funds in major components including the Jam Sadiq Bridge and depot development works.