Lahore: (Staff Reporter) Giving a clean chit to Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif, five more NAB witnesses testified before an accountability court in Lahore that the PMLN was not guilty in Aashiana Housing Society reference.
According to the source, the development came as an accountability court started hearing the Aashiana Housing Society reference. Accountability court recorded statements of five witnesses produced by the National Accountability Bureau. Advocate Anwaar Hussain appeared before court on behalf of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. NAB Prosecutor Waris Janjua got recorded statements of the witnesses.
As per details the witnesses said they had no knowledge of any illegal act committed in the project. They added that the bid was opened as per rules and regulations, project was signed and financed through finance committee and all the relevant documents were designed according to rules.
Furthermore NAB witness Layyah Deputy Commissioner Khalid Pervaiz took the stance that he worked as LDA director from 2013 to 2015. He said he had signed the Aashiana Housing Society implementation project. He further said he had recorded his statement before NAB’s investigation officer on March 6, 2018.
Moreover NAB’s second witness Mehmood Ahmad Sulehri said the LDA had constituted a committee on Aashiana Housing Society project and asked Nespak to nominate a senior member for the body. “Nespak nominated me as a member of that committee,” he added. The bid evaluation was properly done by a committee. It was then sent to a steering committee. He said he joined the investigation on March 9, 2018 and recorded his statement.
Meanwhile the court also recorded statement of witness Hussain Ahmad, a design specialist. He stated that he was working as design specialist in 2014. He said he had prepared proposal of the Aashiana Housing Society project. “I formulated standards relating to structure of the society. Three committees bid opening committee, technical evaluation committee and financial evaluation committee were formed,” he said. Mr. Ahmad said every bid was received under the watchful eye of cameras and properly signed by every member.
As per details the court also recorded statement of another NAB witness Shahid Kamran, a research analyst. He told the accountability court that he remained working as a research analyst in the LDA from May 2014 to 2016. The court, asking lawyers to cross-examine the witnesses, adjourned hearing of the case till March 25. The court has already exempted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif from appearance.
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