NAB starts inquiry against PSF ex-chairman

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Rawalpindi has started inquiry against former Chairman Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro and officers/officials of Ministry of Science & Technology and others.

According to NAB, Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro was appointed illegally as chairman PSF (BPS-22), DG (BPS-21) Pakistan Scientific & Technological Information and as President Economic Coordination Organisation (ECO) Science Foundation. He made illegal appointments and promotions while misusing his authority.

In another case, NAB Rawalpindi has also initiated inquiry against the officers and officials of CDA and others on the allegation of illegal lease and sale of costly CDA commercial plot No 11, G-6 Civic Center Melody Islamabad.

DG NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Naeem Mangi said that in light of directions of Chairman NAB Justice Javad Iqbal, all out efforts are being made to recover the looted money from swindlers and individuals corrupt.

He said that chairman NAB has categorically directed to all ranks of officers/officials of NAB to pursue proactively corruption cases as per NAB’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) transparently and on merit and take necessary measures to arrest corrupts and proclaimed offenders in order to eradicate corruption from the country.