LARKANA, Nov 17: The Anti-corruption Establishment (ACE) Larkana on Monday submitted a charge-sheet against the suspended taluka nazim of Larkana Qurban Ali Abbasi and five other officers of Taluka Municipal Administration in the special court of anti-corruption Larkana.

About four month ago the circle officer ACE Larkana Niaz Hussain Khajjar had registered an FIR against Qurban Abbasi and five officers for allegedly auctioning 87 residential and commercial plots at old bus stand and Sachal Colony of Larkana.

The circle officer said that the suspended taluka nazim had allotted plots without seeking permission from the council and dished them out to his ‘favourites’ during the ban period.

Others nominated in the FIR included Abdul Karim Shaikh, Taluka Municipal Officer, Manzoor Ali Dhamraho, Land Grant Officer, Atta Muhammed Channa, Taluka Officer Finance, Yusif Maseeh, Taluka Officer Regulation and Liaquat Mirani, Taluka officer infrastructures, the circle officer added.

Presently all the officers and the taluka nazim Larkana Qurban Abbasi were on bail. Sindh government had already suspended the Taluka Nazim and the naib nazim.

Yasir Junejo backed by Awam Dost Panel had taken over the charge of taluka nazim. It was learnt that ADP had managed the ousters the taluka nazim Larkana through PPP government when they had failed to unseat him through vote of confidence.

They had tried time and again but could not succeed, therefore, they had done it with the tool of Sindh Local Government Ordinance through Sindh Local Government Commission, the sources said.

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