National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Karachi on Tuesday claimed to have arrested three persons including former Managing Director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Brig Iftikhar Haider (retd) in a land scam. The NAB Karachi, in a series of raids conducted in Karachi and Rawalpindi last two days, arrested three persons who were accused in a land scam. Brig Iftikhar Haider (retd), ex-MD KWSB was arrested in Rawalpindi whereas Syed Omar Ahmed and Shahid Rasool were taken into custody in Karachi.
They were wanted in an investigation on the charges of illegal allotment of 25 acres of government land of Evacuee Property Trust located at Deh Okewari, which was claimed by KWSB.
The said land was illegally allotted by accused Gul Hassan Channa, the then-Secretary RS&EB, Board of Revenue, Government of Sindh. Brig Iftikhar Haider (retd) was charged with giving possession of land to the illegal allottees despite knowing that the land belonged to KWSB. Whereas accused Syed Omar Ahmed and Shahid Rasool were charged for being the illegal beneficiaries of the land worth Rs 25 billion.
Accused Syed Omar Ahmed and Shahid Rasool will be produced before the Accountability Court on May 30 at Karachi for physical remand, whereas accused Brig Iftikhar Haider (retd) will be produced after the transit remand.
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