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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Thursday said that award of Mohmand Dam contract to Descon-Pakistan, a company that belongs to advisor to the prime minister on commerce, is sheer conflict of interest, most unethical and tip of the iceberg of a monumental scandal that must be probed transparently.

He said that the PPP waited for two days, hoping that credible explanation will be offered but the explanation offered raised more serious questions.

"Since no credible explanation has been offered the PPP demands a transparent probe into the matter and till the probe is completed, the advisor on commerce must step aside," he added.

He questioned, "Is it correct that the offers made by other bidders were rejected on technical grounds, leaving the field open for Descon-CGGC as sole bidder, adding "Is it not mandatory to invite fresh bids after other bidders were disqualified?" "Is it correct that the Joint venture Descon-CGGC submitted bids after last general election...how soon the financial bids of Descon Joint venture were opened after the other bidders were disqualified on technical grounds," he contended.

He also said that is it correct that PPRA Rules do not allow acceptance of single bid and what procedure was adopted to bypass this requirement.

The explanation that Descon is holding only 30 percent shares in the joint venture is laughable, audacious and offensive to common intelligence that amounts to criminal cover-up, he said.

He said that just two days ago, the current and former speakers of KP Assembly were found guilty of misuse of authority in the appointment of a senior officer of the Assembly.

Recently the cabinet directed CDA to amend Master Plan of the capital for regularising the Banigala residence of the Prime Minister and now surfaces this scandalous contract of Mohmand Dam, he said.

He demanded the government to clean its own house, adding PPP will expose and chase the corrupt no matter how high their position and how low their character is.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019


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