National
May 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Rawalpindi Commissioner Gulzar Shah’s fact-finding report into the aborted Rawalpindi Ring Road (R3) project, which the government has adopted and is acting upon, does not contain a word in defence from at least three dozen officials, private parties and housing societies that have been named and accused of serious misdemeanours.
A reading of the 33-page report shows that at no point did the commissioner summon the “delinquents” to confront them with his findings, observations and conclusions before implicating them in the mega scandal. If he ever gave them a hearing, it is not reflected in his report. The report uses strong words against those it found responsible for the scam. Among others, it uses terms such as “unethical silence” and “rent seeking syndicate” to describe them and their actions.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan claimed Prime Minister Imran Khan had exposed the corruption and plunder of the Sharif family. DawnNewsTV/File
LAHORE: The Sharif family has blatantly plundered public resources in the past and former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif embezzled Punjab’s development funds along with his henchmen, alleged Special Assistant to the Chief Minister (SACM) on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan.
Talking to the media at the Directorate General Public Relations here on Tuesday, Dr Awan claimed Prime Minister Imran Khan had exposed the corruption and plunder of the Sharif family. However, she regretted, the remnants of that corrupt legacy are still showing loyalty to their previous masters in the civil service, politics and other walks of life.