Rs600m corruption unearthed in Dasu project
The committee which met with its chairman Senator Saifullah Abro in the chair, was informed that that the project contract was awarded on the basis of a letter from the Engineering Development Board (EDB) in 2015, while the National Engineering Services Pakistan (Nespak) presented wrong figures.
The chair expressed anger over the alleged corruption in the project, amounted to Rs600 million. "How could the project be given to a company based on a letter," he raised the question. "It is the responsibility of all institutions to investigate it."
The committee was informed that Nespak presented wrong figures during the scrutiny of the bidder, and the Nespak managing director confessed to the wrong figures. The committee directed action against the wrong figures presented by Nespak officials.
"The negligence of the Power Division [in this issue] should be investigated. This matter should be investigated by NAB and FIA," Abro told the committee. "The officials who gave wrong figures should be terminated," he added.
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