Our Correspondents
Sukkur/Bannu
An accountability court on Friday indicted nine accused in a case pertaining to Sindh wheat scam. The case was taken up by AC Judge Farid Anwar Qazi. Deputy Director Rafique Rajpar, DFC, Iqbal Pathan and other accused were indicted in the scam. However, the accused denied the charge-sheet and pleaded themselves as innocent.
The hearing of the case was later, adjourned till January 15. Earlier, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sindh chapter had recovered more than Rs10 billion in wheat scandal under the inquiries opened against the provincial food department for the theft of wheat worth more than Rs15 billion.
Advisor to the Chief Minister on Food Mian Khaliq-ur-Rehman has visited Bannu, Karak and Lakki Marwat to check the performance of the administration and food department. According to detail, the administrative and food department officials of Bannu Division held a meeting at the office of Commissioner Bannu. During the meeting, Commissioner Bannu Shaukat Yousafzai has briefed about the steps which taken by the Deputy Commissioner Capt. Zubair Ahmed to control prices.
Assistant Director, Food Department also presented a detailed report on the distribution of subsidized flour. RPO Bannu Awal Khan was also present on the occasion. Food Advisor Mian Khaliq-ur-Rehman has expressed satisfaction over the overall performance of the administration and food department in Bannu Division. He said the province has an abundance of wheat and flour and in this regard, an integrated strategy has been formulated.
On the special instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, all resources were being utilized to provide relief to the people.
