KARACHI: The Sindh Anti-Corruption Department has launched an investigation into the alleged embezzlement of development funds and mega corruption in Sindh House Islamabad (SHI) Staff Colony.
According to details, the complaints were received regarding embezzlement/misappropriation of development funds allocated for Sindh House Islamabad Staff Colony. It is pertinent to mention that from the year 2015 to 2019-20, 13 crore 82 lakh 45 thousand and 700 rupees were released for the development works of Staff Colony Sindh House Islamabad.
However, the provincial building division Works Karachi officials usurped all the money through fake bills and vouchers and not a single rupee was spent on development works. The inquiry was ordered by Provincial Minister for Anti-Corruption Jam Ikramullah Dhariju on complaints of corruption in the aforementioned project.
Anti-Corruption Sindh Department, following the orders of the Sindh minister for Anti-Corruption, has launched investigations against the officers of Provincial Building Division Works Karachi. Akhter Ali Dauch, Chief Engineer, Arshad Ali Bhutto Superintendent Engineer, Muhammad Aqeel Assistant Engineer Sindh House, Akhtar Chaudhry Accountant Clerk, Tariq Azad Contractor and other officers have been involved in the alleged scam.
Meanwhile, Sindh Minister for Industries and Commerce & Cooperative Department and Anti-Corruption Jam Ikramullah Dharejo has said that no officer involved in corruption will be forgiven and efforts are being made to establish a corruption-free society.
He said, “All the cases related to corruption will reach their logical end, and those involved in corruption will be punished accordingly so that no one will dare to commit corruption in future.”
Dharejo was sure that collectively we could defeat the corruption and establish a society free from corruption.
