LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Friday remanded former LahoreDevelopment Authority (LDA) director general Ahad Cheema and four othersinto judicial custody until August 9.
The court was hearing the Ashiana Iqbal Housing scheme reference.
Earlier in November, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) began aninvestigation into the Ashiana Iqbal Housing scam in November after itreceived complaints regarding an illegal deal involving 3,000 public kanalsbetween the Punjab Land Development Company (PLDC), a government-ownedcompany, and private companies.
Moreover, on Saturday, an accountability court in Lahore also extended thephysical remand of former principal secretary to the prime minister (PS toPM) Fawad Hassan Fawad.
The investigation officer informed the court that the accused misused hisauthority while he was implementation secretary to Punjab chief minister.
The accused allegedly cancelled the contract of a company that won thebidding for the Ashiana Iqbal Housing scheme and awarded it to anothercompany, causing a loss of Rs6 million to the national exchequer.
The unnecessary delay also increased the cost of the project, theaccountability watchdog claimed.
Accepting the investigation officer’s request, the court extended Fawad’sphysical remand by 14 days on July 21.