KP ex-minister facing NAB for transferring DI Khan land

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Wednesday decided to launch probe against Ex-Minister of Revenue Khyber Pukhtoonkhaw (KP) Syed Murid Kazim for illegal transfer of valuable state land measuring 1976 kanals situated in Dera Ismail Khan as alternate land to Naval Families Rehabilitation Organisation (NFRO) and subsequent allotment of 182 kanal residential and commercial state land to revenue officers thus causing huge loss to the national exchequer.
The decision was taken during the meeting of the Executive Board of the NAB which was held with its Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry in the chair. Besides the Ex-Minister, other accused in the land scam who will be investigated included Ahsan Ullah, the then SMBR KP and others.
The Board further decided to refer the case of Cdr (R) Sarfraz Afzal of NFRO to Pakistan Navy for appropriate action as per rules at their end. The issue of ghost employees of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) also came for consideration and it was informed that a case against officers/officials of KMC regarding fraudulent and ghost employment was investigated by FIA. The Board decided to transfer the case from FIA to NAB under 16(A) of NAO 1999. In this case, the accused persons were alleged for illegal and fraudulent opening of bank accounts in the name of different people for crediting, bogus and fake salaries obtained from KMC.
It decided to file supplementary reference against Mufti Ahsan and 36 others in multi-billion Modaraba scam. In this case, the accused Mufti Muhammad Ehsanul Haq, CEO of M/s Fayazi Gujranwala Industries Pvt Ltd and others are involved in illegal business of Modarba & Musharika and have received heavy investments and cheated public at large to the tune of Rs8 billion on the pretext of Modarba & Musharika.
It closed the inquiry against Sindh Finance Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on the basis of lack of incriminating evidence. According to sources, the NAB received a complaint that Sindh’s Finance Ministry has released funds to different departments after the expiry of the deadline of May 15 for financial close on the orders of Shah.
Sources said on receiving the complaint, the NAB started inquiry but in the process of the verification of the complaint, it was established from the relevant record that no funds were released to any department after financial close and even the complainant did not appear before the NAB so the Board directed to close down the inquiry on the basis of lack of incriminating evidence.
Investigation was authorised against officers/officials of Pakistan Tobacco Board. In this case, the accused persons were alleged for misuse of authority by purchasing land for PTB Tobacco Research Station at exorbitant rates thus causing loss of Rs33.2 million to the national exchequer in connivance with each other.

The Board authorised inquiry against Ex-Chairman of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Syed Asif Akhtar Hashmi, Ex-Vice Chairman, ETPB Ch Riaz Ahmed, Investment Management Officer Faizan Shams, ETPB, Junaid Ahmad Secretary, ETPB, Sheraz Hashmi and others. In this case, the accused persons are alleged for corruption and corrupt practices, embezzlement of funds of ETPB, auction/allotment of lands which lease period is still due and appointment/posting of favourite persons on important seats thus causing a huge loss of Rs721 million to the national exchequer.
Inquiry was authorised against Mujeebullah Siddiqui, businessman/builder and others and in this case for illegal acquisition of government land by paying bribe and land grabbing thus causing loss of millions of rupees to the national exchequer.
Inquiry was authorised against management of Sandak Metal Limited regarding excavation of gold by Metallurgical Contracting Company China (MCC) under the cover of blister copper.
Inquiry was authorised against M/s AZM Chemical Company on the charges of willful loan default of Bank Islami Pakistan Ltd worth Rs51.351 million sent by State Bank of Pakistan under section 31-D of NAO.
Another inquiry was authorised against directors/guarantors of Ms Trans Livia (Pvt) Limited on the charges of willful loan default of Bank Islami Pakistan Ltd worth RsRs104.722 million sent by State Bank of Pakistan under section 31-D of NAO.
The Board also decided to authorise complaint verification (CV) against the management of Karachi Port Trust Cooperative Housing Society. In this case, the accused persons were alleged for illegal allotment of commercial plots number FL-9, FL-10 to Ex-Senator Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hasni.
The Board approved application of Voluntary Return (VR) of Rs31.5 million by Muhammad Wali, Ex-Chief Executive, PESCO Peshawar. The accused is alleged for accumulation of assets beyond known sources of income.
The EBM decided to close inquiry against Ex-MD PTV Qazi Mustafa Kamal, Ex-MPA Naeemullah Shahani and Ex-Tehsil Nazim Bhakkar Aleemullah and Shahani; Mian Muhammad Ajmal, Mst Yasmin, Chief Executive of M/s Blossom Towel Industry Hattar; Shan Muhammad Brohi, District Education Officer (DEO) Schools, District Jacobabad & others in different cases.
Chairman NAB Qamar Zaman Chaudhry said the NAB is committed to eradicate corruption and corrupt practices from the country by adopting zero tolerance policy through holistic and proactive approach including enforcement, awareness and prevention strategy.