Accountability court issues orders to seal plots in BRT Peshawar

Peshawar: Accountability court has issued orders to seal two residential plots and seize 75 bank accounts of involved contractors in the scandal of Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).

According to the details, judge Muhammad Younas issued orders by affirming the orders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s director general National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Additional prosecutor general Muhammad Ali and prosecutor Mank Shah appeared in the court.

During the hearing, the court was told that NAB is investigating the BRT scam and in this context 75 bank accounts and two residential plots of the contractors have been frozen. The action has been taken against it yet the investigations are continued. 

Lawyer stated that the contractors have gone in international arbitration. Including that part, it is illegal to freeze these accounts because director general has no jurisdiction and the action has not been taken against the third foreign contractor of this project.

NAB’s lawyer said that this freezing of the banks is according to the law and NAB can seize the accounts.

However, the court affirmed the order of seizing plots and accounts by NAB and directed the contractors’ lawyers that if they want to file a petition against it then they can submit the objectional plea regarding that.