LAHORE – Punjab Saaf Pani Company’s Manager Malik Waris has been arrested for allegedly involving in mega corruption case of Rs 80 millions in Punjab Saaf Paani project.
Punjab Anti-Corruption team raided Malik Waris’s office situated at MM Alam Road and arrested him on the spot. Malik was accused of embezzling millions of rupees allotted his company for clean water project, an official of the anti-corruption team told the media on Tuesday.
Earlier, following the reports of corruption in local media outlet, the Punjab government on Friday deactivated ten public listed companies.
The companies on the deactivation list include the Environmental Managment Company Faisalabad, Punjab Coal Power Company, Renewable Energy Company Limited, Working Endowment Fund, Punjab Culture and Outreach Company, Quaid-e-Azam Hydel Power Company, Punjab Road Infrastructure Company, Punjab Saaf Pani Company, Technical and Vocational Management Company.
Punjab Law Minister, Rana Sanaullah, on Friday, claimed that Punjab government had achieved targets after formation of companies while an action being taken against reports of corruption. “Public money worth Rs291 bn has been saved by Punjab govt in 14 major and big projects”.
However, he had denied a private news channel’s report about his acceptance of corruption in the Punjab Saaf Paani project and threatened to take the matter to courts.