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Summary FWO has claimed that the toll collections were submitted to NHA as per the PAC directions.
Frontier Works Organization has stated that it has deposited Rs. 284 Million with National Highway Authority on account of toll collected during July 2012, in compliance with the directives of Public Accounts Committee (PAC).According to the FWO statement, NHA was required to pay the toll charges to FWO as soon as it received the toll collected by FWO as per the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) contract of the Motorway.However, NHA had stopped the payments in March 2008 on the plea of non-availability of funds.Resultantly, FWOs liability against NHA had risen to Rs. 13.1 billion by July 2012, including bills pending since 2007. Such huge liabilities were severely affecting projects at hand and FWOs sustainability as a national organization.The official further said that even after the adjustment of Rs 7.9 billion on account of motorway toll, NHA still owes Rs 5.2 billion to FWO.
