An accountability court has frozen all the assets and bank accounts of the imprisoned secretary of the Worker Welfare Board, Muhammad Tariq Awan, who was arrested over his alleged involvement in misappropriation.
The assets and bank accounts were frozen on a request from the National Accountability Bureau’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa chapter, filed in the accountability court of judge Shamsher Ali Khan.
Awan’s assets include 507 kanals of land, a 200-square feet shop, a two-marla house, three other shops, one house in Lahore, another five marla house, one kanal and 12-marla house in Hayatabad, four marlas of land in Teryai Payan, 15 kanals of land in Pakha Gulam, one kanal of land in Sethi Town, flats in Islamabad along with property in other parts of the city.
The accused secretary also has 10 banks accounts at HBL Green Shadi Hall Branch, four at NIB, two at Khyber Bank Saddar Branch, one at Faisal Bank University Branch besides foreign exchange accounts and gold ornaments.
According to a NAB official, the accused was arrested on April 27 over his alleged involvement in illegal appointments, shady procurement deals, misuse of scholarships for the children of labourers and gross violations in land acquisition. This reportedly caused a loss of millions of rupees to the national exchequer.
Taking cognizance of public complaints, NAB K-P authorised various enquiries against the accused which found the allegations to be true and finally led to his arrest.
It is alleged that Awan recruited a number of people illegally and awarded scholarships to people who did not deserve them. Awan is also accused of recruiting his close family members and favourites.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 10th, 2014.
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