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| Balochistan government accused of embezzling quake victims fund |
| 2009-01-29 |
| Pakhtoonkhwa Mili Awami Party Senator Raza Muhammad Raza accused the Balochistan government of embezzling funds donated for earthquake victims during the proceedings of the Upper House on Wednesday. Leader of the House in Senate Raza Rabbani denied the allegations and an argument ensured. Raza Muhammad said the Balochistan government had done nothing for the quake victims and had particularly embezzled funds from foreign donors. Senator Abdur Rahim Mandokhel seconded him, adding no accounts were maintained of the received assistance and how it was utilised. He called for an inquiry. Senator Pari Gul Agha said the provincial government had received billions of rupees in assistance but the earthquake victims "received nothing". The allegations provoked Raza Rabbani, who challenged Raza Muhammad to bring proof before the House if his allegations were correct. The PkMAP senator said he had "accepted the challenge" and would share substantial information with the House. Rabbani said it was an issue of a very serious nature that brought into question the transparency of the provincial and central governments and added the legislators needed to be more responsible when making statements. He said he would take the House into confidence on the issue on Thursday (today). |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Warr's a Republican, by the way. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-01-29 12:34 |
| #1 Pols are pols - "JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of a Mississippi city devastated by Hurricane Katrina pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he lied to get disaster assistance to repair his damaged beachfront home. Gulfport Mayor Brent Warr is the highest-ranking public official so far to be charged with fraud related to the storm that slammed the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005." - more |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-01-29 09:02 |