Our Correspondent
PESHAWAR
NAB KP arrested accused Executive Engineer (XEN) Highway Division Kurram Agency C&W Deptt and Nadir Khan Contractor. They are allegedly involved in embezzlement of Rs. 60 Million meant for construction of road in Kurram Agency (FATA). (FDA) has allocated Rs. 80 million for the construction of 6.5 Km shingle road from Malota to Shagai and 3.5 Km shingle road Daradar to Zora top which is a mineral bearing area having soapstone deposits. The FDA has handed over the said work for execution to the Highway Division C&W Deptt Kurram Agency. During the course of inquiry it was revealed that the execution of the above said work has not been done, while fudge payment has been made on the account of the roads.
Thus the accused persons in connivance with each other managed to embezzle more than 60 Million rupees and pocketed the same. NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa actively examining the inquiry / investigation, more arrests are expected. The accused persons will be presented in the Accountability Court Peshawar for obtaining their physical remand.
