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15/16 Judges received two plots each: PAC
ISLAMABAD: Three existing and twelve retired judges of the Supreme Court received two residential plots each worth millions of rupees in expensive sectors of the federal capital, said a report presented to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday morning here, Geo News reported.A report by the Ministry of Housing presented before the committee contained the details of allotment of two plots each to the Supreme Court Judges and bureaucrats.
Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Shakirullah Jan and former chief justice, Abdul Hameed Dogar were also among the beneficiaries.
According to this report these plots were allotted under rules framed by the former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz during the tenure of former President Pervez Musharraf.
Justicew Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tasadduqe Jilani, Justice Nasirul Mulk are included among the existing judges, while Justice Khalilur Rahman Ramday, former chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, Justice Javed Batar, Justice Saeed Ashhad, Justice Sardar Raza, Justice Nawaz Abbasi, Justice Faquir Khokhar, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Falak Sher, Justice Jamshed Ali, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Zahid Hussain are included among the beneficiaries. Besides, former law secretary Justice (Retired) Mansoor Ahmad also received two residential plots. These plots are located in Islamabad’s prized residential sectors D-12, G-14, and G-13.
Appearing before the PAC meeting presided over by its Chairman Nadeem Afzal held here, Auditor General Akhtar Buland Rana explained his absence from previous meetings saying he was not in the country.
Member committee Noor Alam lost his temper and exchanged hot words over chairman committee defending the cabinet secretary and AG.
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