ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment is not legally authorised to investigate the Rawalpindi Ring Road scandal after it has been taken up by the National Accountability Bureau.
Two inquiries have been launched into the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project. File
RAWALPINDI: Two inquiries have been launched into the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) project with the Punjab Audit Directorate sending a three-member team to check record to find irregularities while the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has sought land acquisition details within two days.
The three-member team arrived in Rawalpindi on May 24 (Monday) on the directives of the Punjab Audit Directorate director general.
The team collected the entire record from the Commissioner’s Office, land revenue offices of Rawalpindi and Attock as well as the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA).
A senior official of the district administration told Dawn that record included details of appointment and sanction of posts of the Project Management Unit (PMU) staff, a feasibility study of the project, PC-II/estimates, tendering process for award of consultancy works, consultant’s agreements and the payment v
The ACE has launched a probe into the matter on the order of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. Twitter/File
LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has launched an investigation into the Rawalpindi Ring Road scam to fix ‘criminal responsibility’ of those allegedly involved in it.
Interestingly, the ACE has launched a probe into the matter on the order of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, whom opposition PML-N accuses of also being involved in the scam and demands constitution of a judicial commission comprising apex court judges to investigate it.
This scam sees a rare engagement of two investigation agencies – one federal (the National Accountability Bureau) and the other provincial (the ACE). The NAB last week had announced launching investigation into the matter.
Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment starts inquiry into Rawalpindi Ring Road scandal
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An eight member committee comprising legal, technical and economic experts have been formed.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment has started inquiry into the Rawalpindi Ring Road project as an eight member committee comprising legal, technical and economic experts have been formed.
According to details, the inquiry team will prepare a list of officers involved in the scam. A step-wise inquiry concerning civil works, PC-1, legal point of view and other aspects from the officers will be conducted.
Anti-Corruption Establishment DG Gohar Nafees said complete facts will be shared with the nation after completion of the inquiry. The department believes in impartial accountability according to the law, he stressed.