ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed on Friday said National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation would help unearth corruption and exposed corrupt people in construction of New Islamabad International Airport.
Winding up discussion in the Senate on an adjournment motion regarding the decision of the Civil Aviation Authority to operationalize new Islamabad International Airport, the minister said the opposition should not mere level allegation. The parliament and government could not be run amid charges of allegation, he said.
He said he has been in politics since 1990 but never knew about underhand deal.
He said matter of corruption in the new Islamabad Airport was under investigation and every thing would be cleared once it completed.
Earlier, speaking on the motion, leader of the opposition, Sherry Rehman said the project was initiated during 2008 and it should be named after Shaheed Benazir Bhutto International Airport.
Javed Abbasi said the project was completed by the PML-N government and stressed the need to investigate thorough investigation into it.
Mushahid Hussain Syed said members of Public Accounts Committee visited the new airport yesterday. He was of the views that it would be another pride for Pakistan. He appreciated the authorities concerned for high quality of work. He said the project was completed at a cost of Rs.105 billion.
