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