National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa arrested accused Abdul Wahid, Tehsil Officer Regulation (TOR) Mardan for alleged involvement in illegal award of contracts for collection of two percent immovable property tax below the reserved price and thus caused huge loss to the government exchequer.
During the course of inquiry, it was revealed that Tehsil Municipal Administration Mardan awarded contract in 2011-12 and 2012-13 to blue eyed contractor which was in sheer violation of model terms and conditions of Local Council Board (LCB). According to the model terms and conditions of Local Council Board, there will be 15 percent yearly increase in the contract price but contrary to this TMA in order to extend illegal benefit to the contractor did not care the same and awarded contract below reserved price.
The contract awarding process was carried out by TMA Mardan and contractor Sardar Afridi planted his own persons in the bidding process in both years. In both years (2011-12 and 2012-13), the contract of collection of immovable property tax was awarded below the reserved price. The accused Abdul Wahid had the responsibility to regularise the bidding process. However, he along with contractor Sardar Afridi manipulated the whole bidding process.