LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Chief MinisterPunjab Shahbaz Sharif on January 22 in relation with the Ashiana Housingscheme corruption scam, media reports have surfaced.
Earlier NAB had asked for complete details of Ashiana Housing Scheme andParagon Housing Scheme for an investigation into the illegal housingschemes issue.
Ashiana Housing Scheme, a project of Punjab government was originallylaunched to provide inexpensive and adequate residential facility tomembers of the low-income group in the province with Rs 2 billioninvestment. For the purpose of this scheme, the provincial government hadacquired 672 Kanals of land near Darbar Baba Noor Shah.
Paragon scheme, on the other hand, is owned by Railways Minister KhwajaSaad Rafique. NAB had decided to initiate a probe into the matters of theminister’s housing society after receiving a number of complaints regarding‘illegal deal’ involving 3,000 Kanal government land between the PunjabLand Development Company (PLDC) and the company overlooking the affairsof Paragon Housing Society.