Estimated 57 corruption inquiries of CDA top officials underway: FIA told committee.

Islamabad -- The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday briefed the Senate Standing Committee on Interior on the status of inquiries underway at FIA against officers and officials of CDA involved in corruption and irregularities. The Committee was informed that a total number of 57 inquiries are underway. Senator A. Rehman Malik directed the FIA to come up with complete statistics of all such cases in the next meeting of the Committee.

The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Senator Abdur Rehman Malik here at the Parliament House on Monday and was attended among others by Senators Farooq H Naek, Javed Abbasi, Mian Ateeq Sheikh, Sardar Shafiq Tareen, Dr. Shehzad Waseem, as Members and Molana Atta-ur-Rehman as special invitee, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Senator Azam Swati, senior officers form the Ministry of Interior, CDA, MCI, FIA, Punjab Police and other departments.

The Committee was also briefed by CDA and MCI regarding approval of MCI for restoration of kiosks/cabins at various locations in Islamabad and issuance of restoration letters accordingly. The Committee had a considered view that by the demolishing of Kiosks/Cabins, a large number of people have become unemployed and jobless in Islamabad.

The Committee observed that the matter is due to absence of proper rules and mismanagement rather than the mere presence. Chairman CDA informed that some specific locations have been identified for kiosks so that they are not scattered all across the city.

Senator A. Rehman Malik, Chairman Committee directed the CDA and MCI to bring the proper rules and regulations for the allotment and construction of kiosks /cabins in Islamabad. He directed that CDA to provide the Committee the details of a uniform design and size of kiosks/cabins, specific locations and fixing of reasonable fee. The Chairman Committee also directed that genuine licenses should be restored and they should be given priority in the proposed allotment for kiosks/cabins and the particulars of those previous legal allottees should be provided to the Committee.

While discussing the reasons for the delay in operationalizing the Islamabad Citizens Club, the Committee directed that the required funds should be released to MCI soon so that the Islamabad Citizens Club could be made functional effectively. The Chairman Committee assigned Senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi, Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh and Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati to solve this long standing issue...