NAB grills top bureaucrat Nabeel Ahmad in assets case
July 8, 2021
LAHORE: Investigators of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday grilled Secretary, Specialised Healthcare & Medical Education Department Punjab Barrister Nabeel Ahmad Awan in an investigation of assets beyond means against the top bureaucrat.
It has learnt that the NAB is conducting a forensic audit of assets of Nabeel Awan, including the audit of land registry which the accused claimed that it got from inheritance. Moreover, forensic audit of ink and font on original documents obtained by the NAB of properties of the bureaucrat in question is also underway.
The NAB has also sought record of assets of Nabeel Awan from different districts including Faisalabad. Previously, Nabeel had appeared before the NAB in a case related to Punjab Entertainment Company (PEC).
Punjab govt withdraws Rs50m funds from Turbat hospital project
National
February 11, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab government has withdrawn funds from Punjab’s project of a general hospital in Turbat, Balochistan, already earmarked under current fiscal year’s Annual Development Programme (ADP). Punjab government withdrew Rs50 million, allocated under this year’s ADP of Specialised Healthcare and Medical Education Department (SHC&MED), which were meant for establishing a 100-bed general hospital in Turbat. During his visit of Balochistan in July last year, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had announced establishment of a 100-bed hospital in Turbat and a complex for pilgrims in Taftan at a cost of Rs1 billion. An amount of Rs750 million was allocated for the construction of hospital in Turbat, while an amount of Rs250 million was to be spent on the complex for pilgrims at Pak-Iran border in Taftan. Buzdar had also handed over a cheque of Rs1 billion to the Balochistan Chief Minister