By: Kamran Ali Shah
PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to submit documents of the legal status of the committee constituted for probing the wheat purchase corruption case.
Justice Naeem Anwar and Justice Farah Jamshed heard the petition filed regarding the alleged wheat procurement scandal and the PTI’s internal accountability committee.
The court, while seeking documents related to the legal status of the committee from the provincial government, emphasized that the government should submit documents related to the legal status of the committee within two weeks.
The petitioner’s lawyer told the court that the provincial government had approved the procurement of 3.5 metric tons of wheat in the current year. 21 centers were established across the province for wheat procurement, and wheat procurement was being monitored by monitoring committees of the Food Department.
The provincial government had fixed the price of 40 kilograms at Rs 3,900. There have been irregularities in wheat procurement and complaints of corruption have come to light.
The Chief Minister has formed a three-member committee on corruption complaints. The committee that has been formed has no legal status. An inquiry into the wheat scandal should be conducted by NAB so that the people involved can be exposed.
The court has sought documents from the provincial government regarding the legal status of the committee formed to inquire into the wheat scandal.
