The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday handed over an amount of Rs 224 million to the Sindh government, recovered during a probe in Roshan Sindh Programme case. According to details, a meeting headed by Chairman NAB Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal was held today, where the amount was handed over by the NAB authorities to Chief Secretary Sindh. Briefing the meeting, DG NAB Rawalpindi said that 19 contractors, working on the Roshan Sindh programme, deposited the amount in the fake bank accounts. It was briefed that three firms were given illegal contracts, who paid Rs22.3 million to government employees in terms of kick-backs besides also paying an amount of Rs 77 million to Paksitan Peoples Party leader Sharjeel Inam Memon, who deposited the amount in fake bank accounts. It was informed that the NAB has recovered Rs 305 million from the accused after a plea bargain in the case. The chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed the meeting that they had recovered Rs 10 billion in sugar scandal case in Sindh while Rs 23 billion is recovered in the fake bank accounts case. “We have already handed over two plots worth Rs 500 million each to the Sindh government,” he said adding that land worth Rs 1 billion was also handed over the Sindh government. The court has also approved a Rs 1.27 billion plea bargain in the PSO scandal by an accused named Kamran Iftikhar, the meeting was briefed. The bureau said that it has handed over two plots worth Rs500 million and another land to the Sindh government already. The Roshan Sindh programme case relates to the installation of solar streetlights in different districts of the province. It is one of the 28 cases that fall under the fake accounts case. Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah is being investigated for ignoring the finance secretary’s recommendations regarding the programme during his tenure as finance minister.
