Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the investigation into Rawalpindi’s Ring Road project corruption scandal will be completed within two weeks. An anti-corruption team is conducting an inquiry into the corruption scandal, said PM Khan while interacting with the public on Sunday. The premier said that the investigation was launched after he received complaints about the project. Last week, the Punjab government’s anti-corruption department formed a team of technical, legal and financial experts to investigate it. A fact-finding committee of the Punjab government in its report earlier said that the map of the project was changed to benefit a few housing societies, according to sour.
Punjab anti-corruption dept to probe Ring Road project
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The Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab has started an inquiry into Rawalpindiâs Ring Road project corruption scandal.
Director General Gohar Nafees formed Monday an inquiry team, which comprises technical, legal and financial experts.
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National Accountability Bureau is also looking into alleged corruption, irregularities and illegal land requisition in the project. NAB Chairman Javed Iqbal ordered the probe on May 17.
The same day PMâs special assistant for overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari resigned due to allegations against him in the investigation.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government will approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide a second relief package to the needy and deserving people of society during the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s time for the second (Ehsaas) package and the head of IMF realises the unique situation. I will personally talk to her,” Mr Khan said at the launch of United Nations Development Programme’s Pakistan National Human Development Report on Inequality.
“We are going to speak to IMF because we see disruptions ahead just when our economy is recovering and all the indicators are positive. Unfortunately, we will have to review the whole situation and our new Ehsaas programme because the service industry has been badly hit everywhere in the world and in Pakistan our service industry has been hit really bad,” he said.
Prime Minister Imran Khan was apprised on Thursday that economic activities worth over Rs1.76 trillion will be generated in the country. Online/File
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan was apprised on Thursday that economic activities worth over Rs1.76 trillion will be generated in the country owing to an investment of Rs353 billion in the housing sector alone in Punjab.
“Investment of Rs353.43bn in the construction sector projects in Punjab would generate economic activities worth Rs1,767.15bn and create 315,678 job opportunities,” an official told a meeting on housing and construction presided over by the prime minister.
Mr Khan was briefed on the promotion of construction activities in the country and the fast pace process of approvals by the provincial governments.