Former officers’ remand extended

LAHORE:An accountability court on Thursday extended judicial remand of National Highways Authority (NHA) former Director Shaukat Hussain and five other accused of causing a loss of Rs60 million to the national kitty through bogus payments.

The court extended the judicial remand of the accused till June 17. The NAB had arrested accused National Highways Authority (NHA) Director Shaukat Hussain, Land Accusation Collector (NHA) Naveed Murad, deputy accountants Hassan Mehmood and Muhammad Faroque and others. The NAB had initiated an inquiry against the accused on a complaint filed by the NHA chairman in 2017. The government started a project of extension of Bahawalpur-Rahimyar Khan 273-km long road from 2003 to 2004. The accused in collaboration with each other transferred a huge amount of Rs 60 million as bogus payments for the land which was not purchased.