PM Shehbaz ‘receives’ inquiry report on Carec project irregularities |
ISLAMABAD: An inquiry committee, formed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to investigate irregularities in the Rs170 billion Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (Carec) project, has submitted its report, with a decision expected within this week.
A source in the Prime Minister’s Office told Dawn that the findings had been submitted to the premier in a sealed envelope, who is likely to decide the fate of the probe in “a day or so”.
In August, the PM had suspended eight senior National Highway Authority (NHA) officials and formed a committee to probe irregularities in the award of the contract, including ghost tendering, by the authority.
The inquiry committee included retired federal secretary Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed as its........