Top bureaucrats in trouble

New list of NRO beneficiaries who may face trial/removal contains officers holding senior positions in the government.


September 19, 2010

ISLAMABAD:

The list of officers who benefited from the National Reconciliation Order 2007 is nearing completion and reportedly contains numerous politicians and bureaucrats holding senior positions in the government.


Express 24/7 reports that Pakistan's ambassador to Washington, Hussain Haqqani is in the list of NRO beneficiaries that is being prepared by the Establishment Division. Another notable name on the list is that of Salman Farooqi, who is serving as the Secretary General to the Presidency.


Ambassador to Iran MB Abbasi and former DG Intelligence Bureau, retired Brigadier Imtiaz Ahmad, have also made the list. Another beneficiary of note is Ahmad Sadiq, the former personal secretary to the then prime minister Benazir Bhutto.


Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had directed the Establishment Division to prepare the list within 48 hours following a contempt notice issued by the Supreme Court on the appointment of Adnan Khwaja, an NRO beneficiary who was appointed as chairman of OGDC.


A 17-member larger bench of the Supreme Court had unanimously struck down the NRO on December 16 2009. However, the Supreme Court has been dissatisfied with the government’s inaction to implement the NRO verdict.

COMMENTS (5)

Maitre | 13 years ago | Reply All these bureaucrats are national exchequer swindlers. They make money irrespective of the nature of the project. These days, they are dreaming on Hydroelectric projects kickbacks as they ballooned PKR 35 billion projects to PKR 100 billion knowing they have Mr Asif Ali Zardari's support. Off to hell! We are sick of them and can't afford to let them part with country's hard earned money.
Samadyar | 13 years ago | Reply what a establishment, i will just ask them that when they were going to made such like acts than at that time where was our judiciary and intelligence...? just stop this like dirty blackmailing and blaming the whole politicians and bureaucrats.
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