Peshawar, July 27 (TNS): NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday arrested accused Shafiq Ullah Treasurer (BPS-19) and Pir Asfandyar Procurement Officer (BPS-18) of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) allegedly involved in embezzlement of university funds worth millions of rupees allocated for purchase of IT equipment, furniture, lab chemicals and equipment, says a press release issued by anti-graft body.
According to NAB statement, purchased sub-standard IT & Lab equipment, chemicals and furniture from their already selected blue-eyed contractors in criminal violation of government procurement laws.
The accused Pir Asfandyar being Procurement Officer AWKUM in league with other accused persons misused his authority and illegally issued supply orders for the purchase of furniture on highly exorbitant rates, to the favorite bidder on already expired tender. Further, he maneuvered the procurement process for purchase of lab chemicals and I.T. & Lab equipment and illegally issued supply orders on highly exorbitant rates to his crony contractors. Accused Shafiq Ullah, on other hand, illegally processed bills of millions of rupees for these procurements. Thus the accused persons jointly and severely, in league with other accused persons caused huge loss to public exchequer.
NAB (KP) is actively the pursuing the investigation, more arrest on card. The accused persons will be produced before the Accountability Court for obtaining their physical remand to proceed further as per law.
