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A mega corruption case which was detected by the Controller General Accounts Sindh in 2011 involving Rs 24.266 billion by AG Sindh, Drawing and Disbursement Officers (DDOs), in connivance with the higher officers bogus payments in 2012, 2013, and other irregularities including Rs 874 million not paid in the accounts of widows of Shaheed Police officials, has been brought to the notice of National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad.
In a letter sent to the Chairman, NAB on August 2, Chairman, Transparency International Pakistan, Sohail Muzaffar said, from this mega corruption case, it appears that the NAB officers have been misusing Section 25 VR, which is causing increase in corruption. [The law does not allow NAB to offer VR to accused, but is a provision which has to be used by the accused themselves, and that too prior to commencement of any investigation by NAB or a case in court]. Accordingly, no VR is allowed in any of the corruption cases taken up by courts (viz. RPP, NICL, EOBI, TDAP, Pakistan Railways, Nadra Safe City, and many more), or those in which NAB investigation has started.
Chairman NAB has been requested to take up the AG Sindh's alleged corruption cases for the fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 in accordance with NAO 1999, for full recovery and all those responsible, including NAB officers shall, be made accountable under Section 10 of NAO 1999, so that further corruption in AG Sindh is stopped, as it is a matter of exchequer's money.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2014

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