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REFERENCE / COMPLAINT NO. 3/2006
Reference dated May 15, 2006 OPF Housing Scheme
The Chairman,
National Accountability Bureau,
Presidents Secretariat,
Islamabad.
Pakistan Peoples Party
.. COMPLAINANT
VS
Mr. Ghulam Sarwar, Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower & Overseas
Pakistanis, Pak Secretariat Islamabad.
Mr. Owais Ahmad Ghani Ex Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower & Overseas
Pakistanis, Pak Secretariat Islamabad.
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad Ex Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower & Overseas
Pakistanis, Pak Secretariat Islamabad.
Mr. Rashid Mehmood Ansari Ex Managing Director Overseas Pakistanis
Foundation Islamabad.
Mr. Shahid Rafi, Ex Managing Director Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
Islamabad.
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Ex Managing Director Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
Islamabad.
Mohammad Zafarullah Khan Ex Managing Director Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
Islamabad.
Mohammad Ismail Patel Ex Managing Director Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
Islamabad.
.Accused / Respondents
Subject: COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 5 AND 18 (B) SUB SECTION-II OF THE
NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU (NAB) ORDINANCE 1999, AGAINST THE HOLDERS OF
PUBLIC OFFICE FOR PUNISHMENT UNDER SECTION 10 OF NAB ORDINANCE FOR CAUSING
HUGE FINANCIAL LOSS TO THE NATIONAL EXCHEQUER BY CORRUPTION AND CORRUPT
PRACTICES
FACTS AND GROUNDS:
1. That the respondents were deeply involved in corruption of billions of
rupees in the name of OPF Housing Scheme as the land was purchased three to
four times above the market rate.
2. That Mr Khalid Latif Managing Director OPF said in the Senate
sub-committee held on 7 March 2006 that some Federal Ministers and Managing
Directors of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation were corrupt and involved in
shady deals.
3. That the Managing Director Mr.Khalid Latif admitted in the Senate sub
Committee meeting that massive corruption took place in the purchase of the
land for the housing scheme meant for Overseas Pakistanis.
4. That the Managing Director Mr.Khalid Latif said that the Federal
Ministers headed the OPF Board of Governors and could get anything approved
since no one on the Board dared to oppose a minister's decision.
5. That OPF officials get plot from the OPF Housing Scheme measuring 1000
square meters were given at the rate of Rs 300,000/- while Overseas
Pakistanis were charged Rs 900.000/- for the same area of land.
6. That the money for purchase of land for OPF Housing Scheme was not paid
to the owners of the land but was paid to the three property dealers who
were front men of the Ministers or MDs of OPF.
7. That the OPF misguided the overseas Pakistanis with regard to the housing
scheme and collected over Rs 420 million from them and the hard earned
money was squandered mercilessly only to the appetite of corrupt officials
of OPF.
The above facts have been published in daily DAWN dated 8-3-2006 ( Copy
attached)
1. Respondents in this complaint do fall within the ambit of NAB Ordinance
1999 for the purposes of investigation, trial and punishment.
2. The Respondents are reportedly guilty of corruption and corrupt practices
as defined in Section 9 of the Ordinance and as such are subject to
punishment under Section 10 of the Ordinance based upon the above facts and
grounds:
CONCLUSION:
Based on the above facts and grounds respondents have shown willful
indulgence in corrupt practices under Section 9 of the Ordinance. Such
persons are subject to punishment under Section 10 of the Ordinance 1999.
As such the Chairman of the NAB is called upon to initiate investigation in
connection with matters set out herein above and further proceed to file a
reference against the respondents for violating the provisions of Section 9
of the Ordinance punishable under Section 10 of the Ordinance in Competent
court of law and proceed against those concerned for violating Section 9 of
the Ordinance.
Complainant
Pakistan Peoples Party
Through:
Nadeem Hussain Mughal
Advocate
Dated : 15 May 2006
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Senate body detects serious illegalities: OPF Housing Scheme
By Our Staff Reporter
The DAWN dated 8 March 2006
ISLAMABAD, March 7: The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on
Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis has detected serious financial and
administrative irregularities in the housing scheme launched by the Overseas
Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) in Islamabad in 1994, Dawn learnt on Tuesday.
In its final report, a copy of which is available with Dawn, the
sub-committee members expressed their concern over the fact that despite an
expenditure of about Rs350 million on the scheme, there was no sign of
development even after a lapse of 12 years.
It has also been observed by the sub-committee that a part of the land is
still disputed and several cases are in the courts and the so-called front
men, through whom all payments were made, are seen nowhere on the ground,
says the report, a copy of which has also been sent to Prime Minister
Shaukat Aziz for action against those responsible.
The sub-committee, headed by Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP) Senator
Enver Baig, will formally present the report before the main committee on
Wednesday. Other members of the sub- committee are Senator Prof Mohammad
Saeed Siddiqi and Senator Fauzia Fakharuz Zaman.
It was also admitted by the OPF managing director that the purchase of land
was made three to four times above the market rate of that time, says the
report.
The committee suggests that the prime minister should immediately convene a
meeting of the minister concerned, OPF officials and members of the Senate
committee with the IGP Islamabad, the chief commissioner and any other
law-enforcement agency to find ways to apprehend the land mafia that had
taken control of the state land. 
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