Case against three officials and two contractors.

MUZAFFARGARH/DERA GHAZI KHAN -- The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) registered a case against the executive engineer (EXEN) of the buildings department, a sub-divisional officer (SDO), a sub-engineer for allegedly issuing advance payment for a project to two contractors, which was never initiated. The case was also registered against the contractors.

ACE Director Shahid Mahboob ordered the registration of the case against officials and contractors on the complaint of member of the public Younis.

Sources said the buildings department was to build three offices for the agriculture department at Koh-i-Sulaiman where the work was allotted to contractors Aftab Buzdar and Dost Buzdar.

The contractors using political influence pressurised EXEN Muhammad Waqas, Taunsa SDO Sharif Shabir Hussain, and Sub-Engineer Tanveer Husain and got released Rs6 million in advance.

Reliable sources told Dawn that the work order for the construction of the offices was issued on April 14, 2021, and the work was to...

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