NAB to reopen cases of corruption in Railways

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is preparing to take up several cases of corruption in Pakistan Railways. A team of NAB officials recently met Railways Secretary Perween Agha in Islamabad for consultations in this regard.

According to a press release issued by the railways ministry, Ms Agha has requested NAB Director General Zahir Shah to reactivate high-profile cases, the Royal Palm Golf Club and Business Train cases among them, pending with the bureau for several years.

A NAB official, who was accompanied by a team of investigators, informed the secretary about progress in investigations of the two cases which caused losses of billions of rupees to Pakistan Railways. Ms Agha assured the team of full cooperation in the investigations.

The Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, on Canal Bank Road in Lahore, was called the Railways Golf Club before it was sold by the Railways to its current management.

The Business Train was a public-private venture that caused huge losses to Pakistan Railways as the private party failed to pay millions of rupees for provision of coaches, locomotives and use of track facilities.

Published in Dawn, March 6th, 2016

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Junaid

Mar 06, 2016 09:39am

Massive corruption at PR!

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Syed Ahmed, Canada

Mar 06, 2016 10:04am

NAB must reactivate high-profile cases of Pakistan Railways. Also investigate cases of sections closed as uneconomical. Recently I read Kami-Shirataki station in Hokkaido, Japan that picks up only ONE passenger daily since last 3 years. The story published in Daily Mail, UK is like "A train company has been stopping at a remote station for the past three years to pick up just one passenger. The Kami-Shirataki station in Hokkaido, Japan, is visited by a train twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, so that a schoolgirl can get to class and home on time. Teenager, Kana, catches the service at 7.04am every day and returns promptly at 5.08pm, and she is the only person to use the station. The administrators in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan must be ashamed of themselves.

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Naqash

Mar 06, 2016 10:43am

what about wapda the most wanted org.

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Pakistan110

Mar 06, 2016 11:31am

NAB, Anti-corruption are ways to give clean chits to politicians

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Kamal Pasha.

Mar 06, 2016 12:13pm

Next news - The railway minister Mr.Saad has left for UK for urgent medical help.

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Cyrus

Mar 06, 2016 12:32pm

This should give NAB status, if it turns out right. Is it possible to grow up and not sell out? There will be people with Pakistan Railways and their politicians trying to sabotage any investigations.

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salam

Mar 06, 2016 02:46pm

Lets hope for a positive outcome. LDA city housing scheme launched recently is the biggest scam.

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Parvez

Mar 06, 2016 04:39pm

Open the cases.....shut the cases......open them again .....shut them again.......no wonder NAB lacks credibility.

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