NAB summons Raja Pervez Ashraf in RPPs case

Pakistan

NAB summons Raja Pervez Ashraf in RPPs case

Close

Raja Pervez Ashraf appeared before NAB investigation team in RPPs case.

28 April,2012 05:12 am

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned Minister for Information & Technology, Raja Pervez Ashraf in RPPs case who appeared before the investigation team and was examined for more than three hours. His statement was also recorded.The NAB is proceeding against the accused persons in RPPs case rapidly under the direction of Supreme Court of Pakistan. Today NAB’s investigation team summoned more than six accused persons in the said case who participated in the proceedings.The NAB has recovered Rs 600 million in shape of pay orders and Rs 225 million in shape of post paid cheques on 27 April 2012. CEOs of some RPPs appeared before the investigation team and handed over these pay orders and cheques.Senior officials of PEPCO and WAPDA and MDs of PPIB and GENCO were also examined in the case and recorded their statements. NAB would complete its reconciliation exercise in coming week where it would scrutinize the collected evidence and other relevant material. After this exercise the accused persons required for further examination would be summoned.The NAB has completed its inquiry in a railways case relating with the purchase of spare parts for 69 Chinese locomotives and the findings along with its recommendations would be placed before the next Executive Board Meeting for decision, where this inquiry would be converted into investigation.The NAB’s inquiry unearthed that 85% of total purchased spare parts in the case are lying unutilized. In another railway inquiry relating with Royal Palm Golf Club, NAB has secured Rs 7-8 billion (approx) by facilitating the parties to revisit the lease agreement in phase-I while in phase-II where an international level hotel has to be built by the party to the agreement NAB has secured Rs 5-6 billion (approx) for railways in the remaining lease period.