NAB files reference against ex-chairman of Wapda Tariq Hameed, others

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau Rawalpindi on Wednesday filed reference against ex-Chairman Wapda Tariq Hammed and others (150MW-Sharaqpur RPP) in Accountability Court Islamabad.

As per details, ex-Chairman Wapda Tariq Hammed, ex-Member Power Wapda M Anwar Khalid, ex-Member Finance Wapda Imtiaz Anjum, ex-Member Wapda M Mushtaq Chaudhary, ex-GM WPPO and M/S General Electric Energy(GEE) Fazal Ahmad Khan are involved in corrupt practices regarding illegal award of Rental Services Contact (RSC) to M/s GEE without open competitive bidding upon favorable terms and conditions in violation of PPRA Rules, Nepra Act and directions of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet which caused huge loss to national exchequer.

So far the NAB Rawalpindi recovered Rs3601.965 million in Rental Power Projects (RPPs) and returned to government exchequer and concerned offices. NAB Rawalpindi in total investigated 12 Rental Power Mega scandal cases and filed references in all 12 cases including Karkey Ship, Piranghaib Multan, Sahiwal, Sialkot, Guddu Sindh, Naudero II Sindh, Summundri Road, Naudero-I Sindh, M/S Reshma Power Generation Raiwind, M/S Young Gen Power Ltd Bhikki Sheikhupara, M/S Gulf Rental Power (Pvt) Ltd and 150MW-Sharaqpur RPP in Accountability Court Islamabad.

The main accused in these references are Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, ex-Minister, Shaukat Tareen, ex-Minister Finance, Ismail Qureshi, ex-Secretary/ Chairman PEPCO, Shahid Rafi ex-Secretary/Chairman PEPCO, Tahir Basharat Cheema ex MD PEPCO and others.

Director General NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Naeem Mangi said that NAB believes in across the board accountability and focus on cases rather on faces under the guidance of Chairman NAB Justice Javaid Iqbal.