KARACHI: The Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly has taken notice of malpractices and irregularities in the allotment of land at Port Qasim Authority.
Sources told Customs Today that there is corruption and embezzlement of Rs 42 million in allotment of land as most of plots were allotted to favored persons. Sources also revealed that a lot of corruption is also involved in new appointments and through these irregularities the national exchequer incurred a loss of Rs 18.1 million.
The PAC has asked the authorities concerned to nominate actual accused behind this scam so that exemplary punishment could be awarded to them.
It was also bring notice of PAC during a recently held meeting that PQA sale land measuring 207 acre to persons on stone throw away prices. PAC asked authorities to conduct a inquiry into all this matter.
