NAB files reference against LG officers

QUETTA:NAB has filed a reference against former Tehsil Nazim Khuzdar, Tehsil Municipal Officers, Chief Officers and Accountants in Accountability Court over illegal appointment of 276 people, PPI learnt Wednesday.

 

According to credible sources, illegal recruitment caused a loss of Rs 428 million to the national exchequer. The National Accountability Bureau Balochistan has completed its investigation into the illegal recruitment of 276 persons and submitted a reference against former Tehsil Nazim Khuzdar Asif Baloch, Tehsil Municipal Officers Jalil Zehri, Elahi Bakhsh, Abdul Qayum and Accountants Khudai Rahim and Ghulam Qadir in the Accountability Court.

 

According to the NAB investigation, former Tehsil Nazim Khuzdar Asif Baloch, in connivance with Tehsil Municipal Officers and Accountants, recruited 276 persons against various posts.

 

Throughout the process, neither vacancies were advertised nor were other necessary legal factors taken into account. In addition, young and over aged people were recruited ignoring the upper and lower age requirements for the recruitment of government employees. The NAB has filed a reference in the Accountability Court Quetta-I in the light of solid evidence against the accused involved.