The illegal award of the contract and payments to the companies for setting up the plant allegedly caused a loss of Rs1 billion to the national exchequer. Reuters/File
QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Balochistan, on Wednesday filed a reference in an accountability court against three former chairmen of the Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) for misuse of authority and corrupt practices in the award of contract for installation of a water desalination plant in Gwadar.
The illegal award of the contract and payments to the companies for setting up the plant allegedly caused a loss of Rs1 billion to the national exchequer. The reference was filed against former BDA chairmen Muhammad Farooq, Sadat Anwar Qambrani and Ali Zaheer Hazara, director Javed Khan and contractors Ejaz Malik and Syed Mohammad Badar.
NAB unveils corruption in Gwadar project
Three former Balochistan Development Authority chairmen, 15 others under the radar
QUETTA:
The National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) Balochistan chapter has unveiled a total corruption of approximately 1.24 billion rupees in the Gwadar Water Desalination Project and an illegal sale of government land in the port city.
The anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a reference in the Quetta accountability court against three former Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) chairmen for misuse of authority and corrupt practices in the installation of the water desalination plant.
They illegally awarded contracts to companies causing a loss of Rs1 billion to the national exchequer.