ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a corruptionreference against three former Generals in illegal award of lease ofRailways Golf Club, Lahore.

According to a NAB press release, the reference has been filed in theIslamabad Accountability Court against accused Lt Gen (retd) Javed AshrafQazi who has served as former secretary/chairman Railways and as a federalminister for communication and Railways.

Other accused include Lt Gen (retd) Saeed-uz-Zaman a formersecretary/chairman Railways Board, Maj Gen (retd) Hamid Hassan Butt, MrIqbal Samad Khan, Khurshid Ahmed Khan, Brig (retd) Akhtar Ali Baig, AbdulGhaffar, Ramzan Sheikh, Pervaiz Qureshi, sponsors of Royal Palm Golf Cluband five other officers / officials involved in illegal award of lease of“railway golf club, Lahore.

NAB chairman also ordered inquiries against several politicians, formerbureaucrats in various cases

The press release further states that in the year 2001, Pakistan Railwayoffered the lease of its Golf Club at canal bank Lahore for 33 years forwhich a number of firms submitted bids including MAX Corps Pvt Ltd.

During the bidding process, the lease period was illegally enhanced from 33years to 49 years.