ISLAMABAD – Alleged corruption charges worth billions have surfaced in thehistoric Thar Coal Power Project.
Supreme Court (SC) has ordered National Accountability Bureau (NAB) tocarry out complete investigation along with forensic audit of Thar coalpower project.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian SaqibNisar heard the case regarding alleged corruption in the project.
During the proceedings, the top judge said that amount of Rs4 billion wasdistributed on the claim of one scientist, adding that Pakistan cannot bearthis much loss. He directed the auditor general to submitted reportregarding the case after every 15 days.
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The CJP also sought reply from chairman of Underground Coal Gasification(UCG) project in Thar Dr Samar Mubarakmand, federal and Sindh governmentsand directed to take pictures of the project material as a record.
