NAB Sindh recovers more than Rs10 billion in wheat scandal: report

[Morpheus]

NAB Sindh recovers more than Rs10 billion in wheat scandal: report


Web Desk On May 1, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sindh chapter has recovered more than Rs10 billion in wheat scandal under the inquiries opened against the provincial food department for the theft of wheat worth more than Rs15 billion, ARY News reported on Friday.

A report released by NAB showed that nine inquiries were opened against Sindh Food Department in Sukkur as wheat worth more than Rs15 billion had been stolen in nine districts. The flour mill owners plea-bargained Rs2.112 billion during the NAB investigation, the report said.

It emerged that wheat worth Rs745.680 million had been sent to Karachi from nine districts of Sindh while the stocks vanished during its transportation. The anti-corruption watchdog received money worth Rs8.126 billion for the wheat acquired on 180-day credit.

Read: SHC summons Sindh Secretary Food, DG NAB in missing wheat case

The complaints of wheat theft were filed from Sukkur, Larkana and other cities.

The investigation exposed Rs5.355 billion irregularity in term of wheat stocks from the government go-downs which gave financial dent to the national exchequer up to Rs10.612 billion.

Moreover, the anti-graft watchdog has also filed four corruption references against the provincial food department and flour mill owners.


https://arynews.tv/en/nab-sindh-recovers-more-than-rs10-billion-in-wheat-scandal-report/

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[xyxmt]

oh now I understand what that PPP licker bitch was bitching about

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

oh now I understand what that PPP licker bitch was bitching about

The noose is being tightened against PPP and Sindh Government. Its about time their tyranny in Sindh ends. With talk of modifying 18th Amendment I see a Governor Raj in Sindh in near future. I just Hope Federal Government has spine strong enough to do it.

 

[Syed1.]

I've lived in Karachi most of my life.... This is standard modus operandi of NAB or other anti corruption agencies. They will come out with a report of how much corruption they caught and how they are going to file a reference, but behind the scenes they will do bargaining of how much bribe they would accept to drop the charges. Hint, not one single person is named by NAB in this report.

A few months ago we heard about the guy who had built luxury home for himself and embezzlement billions, he was even arrested. What came off it? Nothing.... I bet he paid off a few NAB officers and quietly slipped out of the country.


Sub milay howay hain mulk ko lootnay mein.

 

[ghazi52]

Sindh food department asks NAB to look into disappearance of wheat worth Rs10bn

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KARACHI: The Sindh Food Department has asked the National Accountability Bureau to investigate the disappearance of Rs10 billion worth of wheat, Geo News reported on Tuesday.

The department, in the letter, said that 114,000 wheat sacks had gone missing while they were being shifted from Ghotki to Karachi.

The letter mentions that nearly 100,000 wheat sacks had disappeared from the government's godowns as well.

The food department also urged the anti-graft watchdog to book those who were responsible for stealing wheat in 2018 and 2017.

The department along with the letter attached a report of its own inquiry and demanded that the money be returned to it.

According to The News, large quantity of Sindh government's wheat worth Rs10 billion, stocked at the godowns at 15 different districts of the province, have gone missing.

Following an initial inquiry, the food department has formally asked NAB to undertake a comprehensive inquiry.


Action against transportation of wheat outside Sindh

A day earlier, Sindh food department directed all Deputy Directors Food and District Food Controllers to liaison with district administrations for action against transportation of wheat outside of province and hoarding by local stockists so that price hikes and wheat shortages can be prevented.

A letter released by the food department stated that Sindh government has empowered deputy commissioners and district food controllers to take action against the transportation of wheat outside of province and hoarding by local stockists under Section 3 (I) and Section 3(2)(C) of West Pakistan Food Stuff (Control) 1958 (Sindh Amendment Act 1974) vide a notification issued on May 2, 2020 issued by Home Department .

It added that wheat recovered by district administrations or district food controllers will be considered as procured wheat and would be shifted to government godowns.

The officials authorised to take action against hoarding have been reminded that in light of Sindh Cabinet's decisions, the functional flour mills were allowed to retain wheat stock of 90 days as per sanctioned and grinding capacity.

— Additional input from APP