Rawalpindi:
A committee for the teaching of the facts, constituted by the chief secretary of Punjab to investigate a major financial scandal involving the embezzlement of RS1.94 billion public funds and of alleged negligence and negligence by the authorities officially holding its investigation.
During its first meeting held in Lahore, the Committee raised several concerns concerning the imperfect financial management system of the GDR, demanding complete files of the RDA bank accounts and the transfer of funds via call deposit (CDR) to other banks.
The next meeting is expected to take place on June 19, during which all administrative and finance administrators of the last nine years have been summoned. The decision concerning the invocation of the former general directors will be taken later.
The case is already under investigation by two separate forums: the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the anti-corruption establishment of Punjab (ACE), Rawalpindi. Simultaneously, the Education Education Committee formed by the Punjab chief secretary summoned to the Mudassar Waheed Malik office, member taxes, Board of Revenue Punjab, who is also responsible for the investigation. The other members present included Moazzam Iqbal Supra, MD of Punjab Government Servants Housing Foundation, and Madiha Tahir Shah, additional secretary A & H.
From the GDR, managing director Kinza Murtaza, deputy director Iftikhar Janjua, and deputy director Waqar Asghar Raja appeared before the Committee.
Ex-DD ‘Death sparkle concern
The Committee also examined recent mysterious death – perhaps a suicide or a murder – by Junaid Taj Bhatti, the former deputy director finance of RDA and former CEO of Pha Sialkot. Bhatti died in suspicious circumstances in his SIALKOT office on May 13. His death added additional complexity to scandal.
The factory teaching meeting lasted about an hour. The problems raised and the requested files will be examined in depth during the next session scheduled for Thursday, June 19 in Lahore.
Systemic operation, audit failures
This is considered the greatest financial scandal in the history of RDA, extending over almost a decade. Despite the fact that the RDA accounts were checked regularly each year, the massive diversion went unnoticed.
Surprisingly, none of the authorized financial officers, including the generals and administration administrators, has never requested or examined bank statements to follow fund transfers – an act that could have exposed the problem much earlier and led to the creation of a more secure financial system.
During this period, Rawalpindi’s divisional commissioners were also DGS acting from GDR, including the current secretary Housing Punjab. Several officers of the DMG group – some of which are now retired or who are used in other high -ranking positions – also held the DG RDA post during this period.
Payments of suspended entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs and their families were faced with difficulties during the Eidul Azha holidays, because no payment was made for last month.
Routine operations at the GDR were seriously disrupted following the exhibition of a financial scandal in public funds about a month ago. Since the scandal emerged, all payments to entrepreneurs have been suspended.
When he was contacted through the RDA spokesperson, director general Kinza Murtaza said payments would soon be paid to entrepreneurs. However, no explanation was provided to explain why the payments had been delayed so far or why the entrepreneurs had been left in distress.
