ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): National Accountability Bureau (NAB),
Rawalpindi on Thursday distributed an amount of Rs 339.29 million
among 21 affected persons and government departments which has been recovered from different corrupt elements.
In a ceremony held here, Special Assistant to Prime Minister
for Human Rights, Barrister Zafarullah Khan, who was chief guest
on the occasion, handed over cheques to the affected people.
In his brief address, Barrister Zafarullah appreciated
efforts of Chairman NAB, Qamar Zaman Chaudhry and his team for
actively pursuing corruption cases and making recoveries of
embezzled amounts.
The practice of investing in unauthorized schemes in greed of
more interest and returns must be discouraged.
He asked people to invest only in government approved banking
system and approved investment companies/housing societies.
Director General NAB Rawalpindi said the Bureau would continue
pursuing the corrupts to make corruption free Pakistan.
The cases in which looted money has been returned to their
rightful owners are as under:
In case of M/S TECHNO-E POWER (PVT) Samundri Faislabad, NAB
has recovered Rs 232.12 million and handed over same amount of Rs 232.12 million to officials of Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL).
In another case, accused Ch. Tassaduq Pervez, Chief Executive
of M/s Capital Builders Pvt Ltd along with others launched a housing
scheme, namely “New Islamabad Garden” in Sector C-17 Islamabad.
The management of M/s Capital Builders booked more than 3000
plots in year 2005 in said housing scheme without NOC from CDA
whereas company owned only 305 Kanals at the time of booking of
plots.
NAB investigated the matter on complaints received from general
public. The accused voluntarily came forward and submitted an
application for Plea Bargain (PB) which was accepted and
subsequently approved by Accountability Court Islamabad.
The accused Ch. Tassaduq Pervez paid Rs 208.67 million as
per agreement against claims of about 1145 affectees filed with
NAB. NAB has already returned Rs. 188.05 million to affectees of
this scheme in five phases.
In sixth phase on Thursday, Rs 2.9 million paid to
an affectee of the scam.
In another case of M/s Maqbool Construction Pvt Ltd, accused
Ehtesham Malik in connivance with others misused the name of Turkish
Housing Development Authority (TOKI) by illegal import of
construction machinery, equipment and vehicles, thereby, depriving
the national exchequer from custom duties.
Ehtesham Malik committed a fraud by way of forging a pay order
of bank and misappropriated the said amount.
NAB approved the Voluntarily Return (VR) request of said
accused and paid Rs 3 million to Siyahkalem Engineering Construction
Industry & Trade Co. Ltd in ceremony held on Thursday.
In another case, accused Fahad and others were involved in
embezzlement in NIB Bank. The accused Fahad Amin Sahibzada has been
arrested on allegation of misusing his authority in capacity as
banker position and committed illegal/fraudulent activities.
Thus caused loss to NIB bank to tune of Rs. 176.72 million.
The amount was transferred through fake Fund Transfer Request (FTR)
to personal bank account maintained at JS bank F-7 Branch,
Islamabad. NAB recovered Rs 55.27 million and paid to NIB on
Thursday.
The other case of inquiry was against Adeel Mumtaz and others
on allegations of willful loan default of electricity bill. The
accused Adeel Mumtaz and others defaulted electricity bill of Rs.
5.11 million. NAB recovered the said amount and paid to IESCO.
In case of Parliamentarian Enclave Housing Scheme, Islamabad,
NAB recovered Rs. 5.3 Millions and paid to 14 affectees of said
housing society.
In first phase NAB had already paid Rs. 3.92 millions to 9
affectees of said housing society.
In case of inquiry against Government Functionaries and others
regarding corruption/corrupt practices and misuse of authority by
placement of Rs. 500 million with Trust Investment Bank Limited
(TIBL) by Privatization Commission. In first phase NAB has already
returned Rs.170.6 million to Privatization Commission. In second
phase NAB paid Rs 29.625 million to Privatization Commission on
Thursday.