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Quetta
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan has filed a reference in the accountability Court (AC) Quetta against former provincial minister Sadiq Umrani on charges of illegally grabbing government land and obtaining financial benefits of Rs 280 million. The government had allotted 100 acres of land to the Clerks Association to form a housing society, said NAB spokesman in a statement on Thursday.
Later, the other accused, in collusion, illegally sold several acres of the allotted land to former provincial Minister Sadiq Umrani on throw away prices. The accused illegally built a CNG station on the government land and obtained a total financial benefit of Rs 280 million. It may be mentioned that former Tehsildar of Dera Murad Jamali Abdul Nabi, former president of All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) Abdul Razzaq and Patwari Muhammad Jaffer were sentenced by the Accountability Court of Quetta for 3 years for selling government land illegally. The NAB Balochistan has submitted reference against former provincial minister Sadiq Umrani in the accountability court in the light of solid evidences.
Following the arrest warrants issued by the Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice Javed Iqbal, the NAB Balochistan on Thursday arrested the owner of Business Engineering Trend namely Hamza Bin Tariq and owner A.J Marines Amir Shehzad in Rs 1 million scam in Balochistan fisheries department.
According to NAB spokesman, earlier, NAB also arrested Balochistan Fisheries Director-General Munir Moosani and former Secretary Coastal Development and Fisheries Afab Ahmed Baloch on charges of corruption of over Rs1 billion. The accused incurred colossal loss to the national exchequer in the purchase of green fiberglass boat, sea ambulances, patrolling boats and vessel monitoring systems. The award was given to the companies which were not registered by the Mercantile Marine Department. Likewise, in the month of May and June, heavy payments were made by the suspects despite failure in the delivery of boats and other equipment.
