Times of Islamabad

Over 500 Government servants approach NAB for plea bargain

Over 500 Government servants approach NAB for plea bargain

The government of Sindh has submitted the details of 500 of its employees,including 93 civil servants, who had opted for either a voluntary return(VR) or a plea bargain with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to theSindh High Court (SHC).

The Chief Secretary Sindh, Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, submitted the detailsbefore the high court on Tuesday.

The list includes details about the Secretary Finance, Syed Hassan Naqvi,who also heads the department of education. Naqvi has returned over Rs. 12million to the anti-graft watchdog.

Additionally, Grade 20 officer Sohail Bachani had also opted for a pleabargain for his corruption in the Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD).——————————

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The names of the officials who opted for the plea bargain include GhulamMujtaba Dhamra, Habib-ur-Rehman Sheikh, Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, the formerDeputy Commissioner Tando Allahyar Syed Mehdi Shah, the Secretary LyariDevelopment Authority (LDA) Shahnawaz Khan, and the Deputy Secretary Laborand Human Resources Saleem Baloch.

The Grade 19 officers who voluntarily returned the ill-gotten money includethe Irrigation Department Chief Engineer Sukkur Syed Sardar Ali Shah andthe Project Director Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) Zahoor Ahmed Memon.

The Grade 18 officers who struck a plea bargain with the NAB are GhulamMehmood Korejo, Mohammad Mehboob, Ehsan Ali Jamali, Asif Rahim, Bashir AliJamani, Haider Ali Khawaja, Ghulam Akbar Ali Lashari, Huzoor Bux, and AbdulWahid.

The Grade 17 officers who are also part of the plea bargain are AmanullahQureshi, Akhtar Hussain Talpur, Abdul Jabbar Abbasi, Abdul Sattar Khoso,and six officers from Shaheed Benazirabad.