Corrupt officials ruining RCB building control department.

RAWALPINDI -- The building control department of Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has been hijacked by a lobby of corrupt building checkers and is being run under their influence, sources said.

Ironically, few days ago, the head of the building control department became a victim of attack by his own field staff twice, sources said adding the coterie of corrupt elements is so powerful and influential that it managed to diffuse the issue both times. Meanwhile, the department has so far not completed inquiry report against the building checkers who permitted dozens of illegal residential and commercial constructions despite notice of higher authorities.

Owing to black sheep within the department, there is not a single ward of all 10 wards in RCB which is without any illegal constructions.

The building checkers have made it a norm to issue notices to building owners to fulfill their responsibility on papers while such buildings are later regularised against...