Zulfi Bukhari stresses judicial inquiry into R3 scam, proposes his name be placed on ECL
Pakistan
Wed, May 19, 2021
PTI s Zulfi Bukhari on Wednesday proposed that his name could be placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) as he is not going anywhere, adding that the inquiry related to the Rawalpindi Ring Road scam should be completed as soon as possible.
The former special assistant to the prime minister for overseas Pakistanis and human resource development was speaking during
Geo News programme Capital Talk, during which he detailed why he tendered his resignation from his post two days ago. I have not been accused of anything in the report but my name has been irresponsibly referenced in the report, Zulfi said. The report mentions the name of Dr Tauqeer Shah, who is my mother s first cousin. I am the only relative of Dr Shah who works for the government.
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SAPM Zulfi Bukhari resigns over allegations made in Rawalpindi Ring Road inquiry
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Special Assistant to Prime Minister Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari. Photo: File
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari has resigned from his post over allegations made against him in Rawalpindi Ring Road inquiry.
The SAPM, who is known as Zulfi Bukhari, made the announcement on Twitter.
Bukhari said that he resigned from the post as PM Imran Khan has always maintained that a person named in an inquiry should resign from public office till, he or she are cleared of charges.
Rawalpindi Ring Road scam forces bureaucratic changes
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May 11, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Secretary Jawwad Rafique Malik on Monday shuffled at least six mid-career officers after completion of a government inquiry into the Rawalpindi Ring Road scandal.
Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Capt (R) Muhammad Anwarul Haq, Deputy Commissioner Attock Ali Anan Qamar and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenew) Capt (R) Shoaib Ali have been removed from their posts with immediate effect and directed to report to the Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD).
Sources said that the inquiry revealed changes in the actual plan of the Rawalpindi Ring Road and changes to create new road infrastructures to benefit some influential persons. It is estimated that the changes would have added an additional Rs25 billion to the projected cost of the plan of Rs40 billion. Implementation on the plan was stopped at the orders of Prima Minister Imran Khan once he was apprised of the sc