LAHROE – The Accountability Court of Lahore on Friday handed over ex-PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif s principal secretary, Fawad Hassan Fawad to theNational Accountability Bureau (NAB) on 14-day remand in Rs14 billionAshiana Housing Scheme scam.
The senior bureaucrat was produced before the accountability court. Thecourt while approving the request of NAB grant 14-day physical remand ofthe accused.
During the hearing, Fawad Hassan told the court that he did not asked tocancel any contract and his job was just to follow the directions given bythe ex-PM.
He said that he was not in contact with Punjab government and PLDC since2013.
Fawad maintained that it is illegal to take action against him after thePLDC’s officers’ statement.
NAB’s allegations are not acceptable, he added.
“If the court wants to make me accountable after the statements of accusedthen it is upto you. I presented the report pertaining to cancellation ofcontract before the Chief Minister,” said Fawad.
Fawad Hasan Fawad was arrested a day earlier for alleged corruption in theAshiana Housign Scam.
He pressurized chief executive officer (CEO) Tahir Khursheed and ProjectDirector Ali Moazzam of Punjab Land Development Company (PLDC) to cancelthe contract with M/S Chaudhry Latif and sons and gave it to CasaDevelopers.
The government had to pay Rs5.9 million in damages due to allegedcancellation of the contract that further delayed the project.