An executive board meeting (EBM) of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was held here on Wednesday with Chairman former Justice Javed Iqbal in the chair. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman NAB, Prosecutor General Accoun-tability, Director General Operations and other senior officers of the bureau, says a press release issued here.

It was years' long policy of the bureau to share details of the EBM with the people. The aim of policy was not to hurt anybody and media is urged to avoid speculations in this regard. The inquiries and investigations are initiated on the basis of allegations which are not final and decision to go ahead with or otherwise is taken after knowing the other side of the picture.

The Executive Board Meeting (EBM) authorised filing a corruption reference against Abdul Hameed Mengal, Project Director, BIWRMDP, Irrigation Department, Government of Balochistan, and others, causing Rs 216.294 million losses to national exchequer by allegedly granting illegal contract to Noori Gorge, Integrated Grand Scheme.

The EBM authorised starting two investigations against the officers /officials of Anti-Corruption Establishment Karachi, officials of Revenue Department Scheme 33, Gulzar-e-Hijri, District Karachi and others.

The EBM okayed conducting four inquiries against Manzoor Ahmed Kanaser, Director General Culture Department, Government of Sindh, Director Directorate of Planning and Development Works, Government of Sindh, officers/officials of Land Utilization Department, Government of Sindh, Mir Nadir Magsi, Member Provincial Assembly, Sindh, officers/ officials Land, Local Government Department and Provincial Highways Department, Bilawal Sheikh, contractor, Paras Ram, contractor and others, Nawab Sardar Khan Chandio, Member Provincial Assembly, Sindh and others.

The EBM accorded approval of closing inquiries as per law against Professor Dr Mujeeb ud Din Memon, Vice Chancellor, Sindh Agricultural University Tando Jam and others, officers/ officials of Provincial Highway Division, Sanghar and others due to absence of evidence.

The EBM authorized sending inquiries against the employees of PIAC Procurement and Logistic departments and others to management of PIAC for further action. The EBM authorized sending the ongoing inquiries against Abdul Jabbar Bhutto, Syed Ahmed Shah and others to Chief Secretary, Sindh for further action.

The EBM directed the concerned to get technical report of inquiry against officers/officials of National Highway Authority, Ashraf D Baloch, government contractor and others from NED University, Karachi.-PR