QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has announced to initiate inquiry into the irregularities committed in allotment of valuable state land in Gwadar.
Irregularities worth Rs70 billion had been had been detected in costly state land of Gwadar where influential persons had got allotted 3,167 acre land through fraudulent means.
“Some persons having the patronage of influential people allegedly got allotted some 3,167 acre of expensive state land worth Rs70 billion in Gwadar, which is central to CPEC,” a NAB press release explained.
At the very initial state of inquiry into scam of Gwadar state lands, it was revealed that the private persons in collusion with some influential people and revenue authorities got transferred about 12,000 acres of land in Gwadar fraudulently, notwithstanding, the state land was restored to its earlier position after the scandal unveiled.
Later, High Court also upheld the decision of settlement officer and directed SBMR court for hearing and determining of necessary boundaries of the land.
