Islamabad:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up an investigation committee for three members to investigate the alleged irregularities in the rental of precious land of the Port Qasim (PQA) authority, following explosive revelations from Senator Faire Vawda that the land was rented at recovery prices during the current government mandate.
According to a notification issued by the Prime Minister’s office, the land was allocated to a small and medium -legged industrial park. He added that the presumed financial irregularities in the rental process will be surveyed by the panel.
The committee will be managed by the president of the Prime Minister’s inspection committee, who was appointed manager, while the director of the Intelligence Office (IB) Sirajuddin Amjad and the director of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Syed Shahid Hussain, will serve as members.
The Committee also received a particular task to examine the legal strategy of the PQA in the request for cancellation of the lease, including efforts to cancel the suspension order issued against its revocation. He will investigate the factors examined by the PQA board of directors in his decision to achieve an amicable settlement with the applicant.
In addition, the investigation committee will examine all the legal opinions which have supported the rules out of course.
In accordance with the mandate (twists), the Committee will assess if the PQA has re -evaluated the value of the land before proceeding to the regulation and if the market prices in force were taken into account in the final decision.
The Committee will also determine why the outside payment offer was not immediately withdrawn when the applicant refused to accept it. In addition, it will identify governance problems that have contributed to delays in the process.
If necessary, the Committee was authorized to coopte additional members to help the investigation. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs will provide secretarial support. The investigation committee is required to submit its report to the Prime Minister within two weeks.
Last week, the senatorial committee of the maritime president, Senator Faisal Vawda, revealed a corruption scandal of 60 billion rupees, accusing a federal minister of “criminal neglect”.
Vawda detailed the land scam and held the Minister of Maritime Affairs Qaisar Sheikh responsible for surveillance. He said the agreement had been abandoned within 72 hours. “I asked for one thing, but they ignored me and rushed me to cancel the agreement in 72 hours,” he said.
Meanwhile, he added, an official denial was published in dark newspapers. Lands worth millions per acre would have been sold for as little as 800,000 rupees at RS1 million.
