ISLAMABAD: After failing to get information about billions of rupees collected in the name of Diamer Bhasha Dam for almost a month, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has once again expressed interest in summoning former Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. has been given, although this time after the auditor a summons has been requested by NAB. The General Office and the Parliamentary Body access details of the Fund established in July 2018.
On Tuesday, PAC chairman Noor Alam, who had summoned the former chief justice at the previous PAC meeting on August 23 to find out what happens to the Rs 10 billion fund, said As soon as the PAC and AG office have access, Mr. Nisar will be summoned. For fund details.
The AG’s office previously informed the committee that it was unable to access the fund’s accounts. “The registrar of the Supreme Court had refused to share the fund information,” explained a senior official in the AG’s office.
In the meeting, when Muslim League (N) legislator Birjis Tahir reminded the PAC chairman that Mr. Nisar had not returned despite the summons, Mr. Alam said that the former chief justice had collected money for the fund and he What has become of the fund must be told. “Whether it is the Chief Justice, the Army Chief or the President, they are accountable for their actions.
NA body, Auditor General unable to access fund details on Supreme Court Registrar’s refusal
The chairman said that as soon as the PAC and the Auditor General’s office have access to the details of the fund, the former chief justice will be summoned.
In July 2018, the then Chief Justice Saqib Nisar launched the fund to collect funds for the Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand dams. Later, the then Prime Minister Imran Khan also joined this campaign and made it a joint project to overcome the problems of water scarcity in the country. As of March 2019, the fund had collected Rs 10 billion.
The PAC chairman directed the secretary of the committee to write to the registrar of the Supreme Court and remind them that they are acting outside the law.
The members of the assembly were also briefed about the damage caused to the dams and their condition due to the recent rains and floods.
Balochistan Irrigation Department officials told lawmakers that 40 out of 1,020 earth-filled dams have been damaged. No small dams were damaged in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to Sindh Irrigation Department, 68 out of 103 small dams of Sindh were damaged. It may take more than a month to drain the floodwaters and at least three months to assess the damage.
