July 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Khan Buzdar was kept in the dark about the inclusion of a controversial part of the Rawalpindi Ring Road -- the Attock Loop/Paswal Zigzag -- a move which caused loss of Rs2 billion to the national exchequer finally.
"No separate meeting with the CM Punjab [Usman Khan Buzdar] was held for finalisation of route alignment for the R3 project as decided in the 3rd PSC and 3rd PPP and P&M Board meetings held on June 24, 2020 and July 3, 2020 respectively. Payments made in Attock without any authority by LAC and caused loss to the government worth around Rs2 billion," read the final confidential report submitted before Prime Minister Imran Khan this week.