NAB Arrests Dealer For Selling Auqaf Properties

NAB arrests dealer for selling Auqaf properties

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Sep, 2021 ) :National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has arrested accused Ashraf Ali involved in corruption in auction of properties owned by Auqaf Department in Peshawar and Mardan.

The NAB initiated probe against officers of Auqaf Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa upon receipt of several complaints. It transpired during proceedings that the accused Ashraf Ali in league with the officials of Auqaf Department illegally and fraudulently changed the nature of land from agriculture to industrial and obtained lease of valuable Auqaf properties at Mani Khela and Ghala Dher Mardan for establishment of housing society, said the spokesperson on Wednesday.

The accused was produced before the Accountability Court. Physical custody of the accused has been obtained. Investigation is underway, more facts are being discovered.

Brig (R) Farooq Naser Awan, DG NAB (KP) vowed that as per directions of Chairman NAB Justice Javed Iqbal, it is determined to do across the board accountability on the basis of solid evidence as per law. He further said that eradication of corruption is not only our social and moral obligation but it also ensures prosperous future of our coming generations.