Chairman NAB takes notice of LDA Plaza blaze

Chairman NAB takes notice of LDA Plaza blaze
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Summary Says inquiry must be held as there was important revenue record in the plaza.


Islamabad (Online) - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken notice of the reports regarding burning of valuable records, including that of revenue in the LDA Plaza fire incident in Lahore.


Chairman NAB Admiral (Retired) Fasih Bokhari has directed NAB Punjab to take cognizance of the fire which broke out in LDA plaza on Thursday and look for the possible reasons of the fire.


He also desired that an inquiry should establish if there was some hidden hand behind this unfortunate incident. NAB will call relevant departments including Revenue, LDA, City District Government, Lahore Rescue 1122 and other stakeholders in this regard.


These departments would be called under NAB s prevention regime to determine the reasons behind this unfortunate incident and burning of records may be investigated if facts support a probe.


Chairman NAB has also directed that a a study be carried out regarding incidents of breaking out of fire earlier to this incident especially wherein sensitive government record was burnt /damaged.


Meanwhile Pakistan People’s Party leader and former Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik leveled many allegations against PML-N leaders and even held Shahbaz Sharif responsible for fire at LDA Plaza in Lahore.


As per media reports, Rehman Malik turned heated up his allegations against PML-N once again with fire eruption in Lahore’s LDA Plaza, saying Shahbaz Sharif has arranged fire there for eliminating proves of corruption.


Malik also chanted on the occasion that he will take all proves of PML-N wrong doings to the Supreme Court and if these would prove falls then he will quit politics.


The PPP leader raised a question during a press conference in Lahore this day that what enmity Shahbaz Sharif is carrying against Karachi.


He warned Nawaz Sharif to not talk about the army and cleared ISI position on Mumbai Attacks, saying that was not involved in those attacks.

 

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