LONDON – Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)supremo Nawaz Sharif on Thursday has responded over the news of the arrestof former principal Secretary Fawad Hasan Fawad.
He said that the arrest of senior bureaucrat Fawad Hassan Fawad in Rs14billion Ashiana Housing Scheme scam is regrettable.
Talking to media in London outside Harley Street Clinic on Thursday, hesaid that he had heard the news of Fawad Hassan Fawad’s arrest and lamentedthe news.
It is pertinent here to mention that Fawad Hasan Fawad was detained foralleged corruption in the Ashiana Housing Scheme. He pressurized chiefexecutive officer (CEO) Tahir Khursheed and Project Director Ali Moazzam ofPunjab Land Development Company (PLDC) to cancel the contract with M/SChaudhry Latif and sons and gave it to Casa Developers.
The government had to pay Rs5.9 million in damages due to allegedcancellation of the contract that further delayed the project.
He also constructed a plaza in Rawalpindi through illegal assets. Fawadneither presented any record before NAB nor was able to respond to theirqueries. Motorway Housing Scheme was illicitly approved at his behest.
He was also charged with relocation of Compressed Natural Gas stations andillegally serving in a bank.
According to NAB, Fawad was taken into custody on ample evidence gleanedfrom statements of co-accused testifying against him while he will beproduced before accountability court on Friday.
Fawad Hassan Fawad served as the principal secretary to former PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif and is considered his close aide.
He was removed from the position on June 1, 2018 and appointed as directorgeneral of Civil Services Academy, Lahore.