REFERENCE / COMPLAINT
NO. 1/2006
Reference dated March 10,
2006 –
NCHD
The Chairman,
National Accountability Bureau, President's Secretariat, Islamabad.
Pakistan Peoples
Party......................................................... COMPLAINANT
VS
Dr. Nasim Ashraf.
Chairman. Nation Commission on Human Development .........…..
Accused I Respondent
Subject:
COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 5 AND 18 (B) SUB
SECTION 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
1- The Respondent in this complaint does fall within
the ambit of NAB Ordinance 1999 for the purposes of investigation trial and
punishment.
2- The Respondent is 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 following
facts and grounds:
FACTS AND GROUNDS:
1. That
the respondent was deeply involved in Rs two Billion of taxpayer's money of
PAKISTANI NATION in the name of Nation Commission on Human Development (NCHD).
as reported in South Asian Tribune by Shaheen Sehbi.
2. That
an amount of Rs two Billion of taxpayers' money was handed over to the
respondent by the president of Pakistan, which has not accounted for and has
been kept out of reach of Auditor General of Pakistan.
3. That
On 15th September 2005 General Pervez Mushraf attended the Pakistan Human
Development Fund Qawali in New York ( PriceTag $ 275 per seat) and stamping the
seal of his approval confirming to be an active partner in what would eventually
emerge as the biggest financial scam of his future. Mrs Zeenat Ashraf publicly
accused that Dr Nasim Ashraf brought out the film in DVD format with addition in
which he praised Gen Pervez Mushraf who had nothing to do with the film but Dr
Nasim Ashraf get closer and closer to General Pervez Mushraf who was the
approval authority of Rs Two Billion.
4. That
the scan is brewing in the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) a
body created cleverly under law and smartly weaved into a privately owned
Pakistan Human Development fund (PHDF) registered under the 1984 Companies
ordinance. in addition, the amount was transferred in the account of Pakistan
Human Development fund (PHDF).
5. That
the respondent never allowed the Auditor General Pakistan to touch his accounts
books despite growing resentment in. the ministry of Finance and ministries of
Education & Health. The resentment grew so much in last June 2005 that the
SENATE of Pakistan unanimously recommended to the lower house to get the
accounts of the Commission audited by the Auditor General of Pakistan but the
respondent foiled the entire Upper House by using General Mushraf Powers who
ordered the Young Junior Minister, Omer Ayub Khan, to ignore this recommendation
of the Senate.
6. That
as Member National Assembly from Sindh asked the Chief Minister of Sindh about
the great work of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) in his
province. The Chief Minister Sindh scoffed at the Member National Assembly and
said he had never heard of the human development commission, or any work it may
have done. It has been reported in South Asian Tribune.
7. That
an analysis of the financial report of the commission for July 2004 to June 2005
reveals a lot of pork barrel expenditure. It shows a total expenditure of Rs
757.3 million details of which are given below:-
a).Rs 127.6 million went to staff cost.
b) Rs 62.6 million to program support and head
office Administration,
c) Rs 45.9 million to global resource
moblization.
d) Rs 15.8 million to communication.
Click to view report at NCHD web site. Like wise an
other Rs 30 million went to Capital expenditure & Rs 11.3 million for an
unexplained head of Illiteracy in NWFP while an other NCHD litiracy project
claimed 55.5 million.
8. That
an amount of Rs 1 billion was parked in the private Pakistani bank.. Kindly
click for report in PDF format 9 size 25 MB).
9. That
the global Resource mobilization for which Rs 46 million were spent included a
grand gala dinner for General Pervez Mushraf in New Yark in 2004 in which a
stolen drama production II AnarkaliJJ was shown click view SAT Report in NCHD
web site. But these resource mobilization efforts have produced hardly the
figures that were promised to General Mushraf who have himself announced that
whilethe government would grant Rs 2 billion to the fund. it would raise Rs 4
billion from other doners .
10. That
the audit reports. and income statement of the auditors shows as against the
promise of Rs 4 billion, the fund has not been able to raise even rs 100 million
in the last three years but has been living lavishly on the tax payers money.
11. That
all the assurance and explanations of General Mushraf before he gave away the
billions to this crony, have now come to a point where they are falling flat and
will soon com back to haunt him.
12. That
there is voice of the people, that as long as General Musharraf is in power the
respondent and his associates who are benefited from this scandal will not be
touched. However this is not true, NAB may initiate action against the
respondent.
The above facts have been taken from following
References:
1. South Asia Tribune
2. NCHD Web Site
CONCLUSION:
Based on the above facts and grounds respondent has
shown willful indulgence in corrupt practices under Section 9 of the Ordinance.
Such a person is 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 respondent 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:
Ch. Mohammad Aslam
Advocate High Court
March 3, 2006
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