NAB gives questionnaire to Ahsan in Narowal Sports City project case

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 05 Jan 2023

RAWALPINDI (9Newshd / The Express Tribune - 3rd Jul, 2019): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi on Wednesday handed over a questionnaire to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Ahsan Iqbal, who is being investigated for alleged misappropriation corruption in Narowal Sports City project case.

The anti-corruption watchdog has summoned the former interior minister.

Speaking to the media, Iqbal claimed he was not quizzed about any corruption in the project but was asked to give details about the administrative aspects of the project.

He insisted that whoever contributed to the development of the country was a culprit now.

“Narowal Sports City was built for the youth of Pakistan and it should not be made controversial when 90 per cent of the project has been completed.”

“It is an international arena with a sporting infrastructure of national and international standards. We can offer the best sports facilities here. Is making such a project a sin?” Iqbal asked.

“An inquiry,” the PML-N minister insisted, “should be launched into the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project which started off with Rs1 billion but reached Rs100 billion. This project has turned the city of Peshawar into debris.”

Commenting on Rana Sanaullah’s arrest, he said, “Threats and arrests don’t worry us. We are ready to get arrested. We will take it as medals but we will not surrender.”

“PML-N will not stop exposing the failures of Prime Minister Imran Khan.”

The budget is IMF surrendered document and we will oppose it.

“We are fighting for democracy in Pakistan as Imran Khan is trying to turn the country into a Musharraf-era democracy. However, his policies are worse than Musharraf.”

Iqbal is accused of causing losses worth billions to the national exchequer by initiating the Narowal Sports City project in his home constituency.

The PML-N leader is accused of starting the project – worth Rs3 billion– illegally. Pakistan Sports Board is also accused of illegally using its authority for the construction of this project.

In 2018, the NAB had announced to initiate a probe into alleged violation of rules in the construction of sports city project – just a day after its inauguration by President Mamnoon Hussain.

The anti-graft watchdog had claimed in a statement to had received a complaint that the Narowal Sports City project was constructed at a cost of approximately Rs6 billion which was a violation of rules. For more latest news Pakistan, visit 9newshd.tv