KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has brought imperative development in an inquiry over alleged embezzlement in funds of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD).
In this regard, the accountability watchdog has issued call-up notices to five NICVD officers for seeking records of 26 others officers including the head of human resources department and chief operating officer (COO).
NAB officials informed that a set of ‘eight questions’ was handed over the accused persons regarding their salaries and recruitment details. Senior officers of the institute including Haider Awan and Dawar Hussain were also asked to submit their statement.
The officials informed that the officers have been directed to submit the records to a combined investigation team of NAB Karachi till November 16.
Relevant sources informed that blue-eyed officers were being privileged by paying huge salaries in the funded hospital adding that Haider Awan is drawing Rs1.8 million salary from NICVD.
NAB official also informed that they had received various complaints about allegations of corruption in various appointments, excessive salaries, and several other issues and due to non-cooperation of NICVD concerned for providing official records.
The inquiry was commenced when NICVD terminated Dr. Tariq Sheikh, who used to be Medical Officer in the Sindh Health department. Dr. Tariq was appointed the NICVD as Staff Officer in 2016.
Sources informed that due to absence from duties and after fulfilling official formalities, servicing notices, reminders and final show-cause notice, he was terminated from the job in September 2020.
Earlier, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had also written to NICVD management to record their statement regarding misconduct and misusage of powers and irregularities in funds and asked the concerned authorities to reply the six questions.
