Report on Rawalpindi Ring Road: 'Punjab govt loses Rs2 billion on Attock Loop'
July 17, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Khan Buzdar was kept in the dark about the inclusion of a controversial part of the Rawalpindi Ring Road -- the Attock Loop/Paswal Zigzag -- a move which caused loss of Rs2 billion to the national exchequer finally. "No separate meeting with the CM Punjab [Usman Khan Buzdar] was held for finalisation of route alignment for the R3 project as decided in the 3rd PSC and 3rd PPP and P&M Board meetings held on June 24, 2020 and July 3, 2020 respectively. Payments made in Attock without any authority by LAC and caused loss to the government wort...