| Tessori arrested in land scam |
| Tuesday, 17 June 2008 | |
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Kamran Tessori, the main accused in a land fraud during the tenure of former chief minister Arbab Rahim’s government, has been arrested. He was picked up from the house of a former diplomat close to an important personality in Islamabad. Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza confirmed the arrest of the jeweller and his alleged involvement in land fraud, land-grabbing and other forms of corruption with the backing of the ex-chief minister of the Q-League government. Dr Mirza said that investigation had been initiated against the former chief minister and his front man who acquired land worth billions of rupees at a throwaway price and sold it in open market, thus causing financial losses to the Sindh government. He said Rahim allotted prime land in various areas in Karachi, as well as in Thatta, and had allotted the Chowkundi graveyard land for commercial purpose. The former chief minister was allotted this land for only Rs270million while the price of this land in the open market was Rs2billion. This land was allotted on August 20, 2007, for the construction of low-cost housing while the then chief secretary and adviser to the CM on Finance opposed the allotment and described it as illegal. The CDGK EDO Finance also refused to provide the land but the ex-chief minister pressured him and directed to create the land and allot it to the father of Kamran Tessori.The ex-CM also allotted land in Deh Safoora at the rate of Rs5 million per acre while the actual price of this land was Rs20million per acre. The accused later sold it at the market price. The former chief minister transferred three chief secretaries who refused to allot 80 acres in the Chowkundi graveyard at the rate of Rs2.5million per acre for industrial purposes.The accused migrated after the government of Arbab Rahim came to an end and established a hotel business in a Middle Eastern country. He returned a few days ago and was trying to patch up with the present regime through mutual friends. The former chief minister has, meanwhile, left the country and is living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). |
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