Anti- Corruption Team started inquiry of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad‏

BY: Syed Kosar Naqvi

ABBOTTABAD: By the directives of the Chief justice Peshawar High Court , Provincial Anti Corruption Team has rushed to Abbottabad and started  the inquiry  about  the  irregularities & corruption charges  against the Principal Ayub Medical college Abbottabad  ,leveled  by a senior employee of the said medical institution .

The four members Anti corruption team led by Jehanzeb Khan has met with number of college employees and recorded their statements in the absence of the main accused Dr. Abdul Rasheed, Principal Ayub Medical college, who is reportedly on leave and went to Saudi Arabia for Umra. Highly placed sources told this correspondent that during four days stay in the city, the inquiry team probed the applicant Sartaj Ali Shah Administrative officer, Accounts officer Sheraz, Security Officer Khalid Khakwani and a sub engineer Farooq and recorded their statements.  The team was provided evidences against the misuse of funds by the college authorities, source further informed. Anti corruption team was also provided the documentary evidence about the misuse of public funds at the Ayub Medical College (AMC) in the name of qualification allowance, basic science allowance and special allowance during the last one decade, which was already unearthed by provincial audit department.
According to the application filed by one Sartaj Ali Shah, Administrative officer Ayub Medical college Abbottabad to Chief Justice Peshawar High court requested the honourable court to take suo moto action against the gross irregularities in AMC.  The four pages application, dated October 4, 2011  stated that  he was transferred from his office  just because of the fact that he has pointed out some irregularities committed by  The Principal AMC during his last tenure in year 2007 and declared one Khalid Khakwani, security officer  as Director Administration which is against the  rules of business and un prwecedenteed.

The Administrative Officer who has served the institution for 32 years in his application has alleged that Dr. Abdul Rasheed in year 2007 provided 9 Lack rupees to Security officer in cash to carry out some repair work of college vehicles. The security officer did not get the advance amount adjusted for about two and half years and instead of refunding the remaining amount claim for more than 14 lacks.  “He was about to get the amount of about 8 lacks over and above the real expenses but I interfered and got the illegal payment stopped”, adding that  inquiry committee  has proved Principal and Security officer have caused huge loss to the exchequer.  Similarly, he alleged that during the  last tenure of Dr. Abdul Rasheed  a loss of more than 1.5 million rupees was caused to the institution on account of fixing tiles in the  college library, which was also proved by the inquiry’s findings. In another case, he alleged that Principal has provided 9 lack rupees to the same security officer for cutting of hundreds of trees for the construction of mosque.