PESHAWAR: In another crackdown Khyber Pakhtunkhawa National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday arrested Abdul Hashim private person involved in fraud in acquisition of land for housing scheme at Surezai Bala Peshawar and caused loss to the national exchequer.
As per details, an investigation into embezzlement in government funds in acquisition of land for Surezai Housing Scheme by Provincial Housing Authority (PHA) Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is under progress. The allegation involves embezzlement of millions of rupees in the process of acquisition of land for housing scheme at Surezai Bala. The land owners in Surezai were paid less than the price per kanal fixed as compensation of land by the govt. During the process of payment of compensation of land, few land owners were paid twice.
During the course of investigation, it was revealed that during the process of acquisition of land by Provincial Housing Authority (PHA) in Surezai Bala Peshawar, the accused Abdul Hashim being land owner has illegally received double payments from PHA as compensation of his family land measuring 32 Kanal and 7 marla. The accused illegally received amount of Rs.3.78 million despite the fact that his father and other family members had already received payment for land.
The accused person presented before the Accountability Court Peshawar and obtained 7 days physical remand.
