Punjab’s Anti-Corruption Establishment starts investigating R3 scam
Pakistan
Mon, May 24, 2021
Punjab’s Anti-Corruption Establishment said on Monday that it has started investigating the Rawalpindi Ring Road (R3) project scam.
A spokesperson of the department said that the Director-General Anti-Corruption Mohammad Gohar has named a team that includes legal, technical, and economic experts.
“The team has launched a probe into the scandal and after a thorough investigation, all the facts of the project will be made public,” said the spokesperson.
Rawalpindi Ring Road scam made Rs130b in property deals in four years: investigators
The Rawalpindi Ring Road has taken the political circles in Pakistan by storm. The allegations have been so damning that Zulfi Bukhari, whose name was referenced in the report, has also resigned as SAPM.
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Daily Times
May 20, 2021
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has sought a report from the KP chief secretary about the alleged role of the director-general of the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) in the Rawalpindi Ring Road scam.
A report aired on 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday quoted the sources as having said PDA Director-General Ammara Khan is likely to nominated in the infamous Rawalpindi Ring Road scam. She has been Rawalpindi Development Authority director-general. She was transferred and posted as PDA DG in February.
Sources say the chief secretary update the chief minister about the role of Ammara Khan in the scandal.
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has started aligning the Rawalpindi Ring Road afresh.
The decision has been made after Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the alleged changes in the alignment of the much-needed Rawalpindi Ring Road project, which not only increased the cost of the project by Rs25 billion but also allegedly benefited some private housing societies.
As the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project controversy deepens, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari (Zulfi Bukhari) resigned on Monday as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar said if corruption charges against him proved he would quit politics.
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has started aligning the Rawalpindi Ring Road afresh.
The decision has been made after Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the alleged changes in the alignment of the much-needed Rawalpindi Ring Road project, which not only increased the cost of the project by Rs25 billion but also allegedly benefited some private housing societies.
As the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project controversy deepens, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari (Zulfi Bukhari) resigned on Monday as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar said if corruption charges against him proved he would quit politics.