Supplying under-weight bags of urea: National Accountability Bureau teams raided National Fertiliser Corporation godown in Kasur, Trading Corporation of Pakistan warehouse in Karachi and found complaint to be factual

Islamabad, August 06 2013 (PPI-OT): Based on a complaint received by NAB Rawalpindi against officials of National Finance Corporation, NFC, and Trading Corporation of Pakistan, TCP, accusing these officials of supplying under-weight bags of urea, NAB Rawalpindi took notice of the accusation.

With the assistance of local police, NAB raided NFC godown in Kasur and found the complaint to be factual. Subsequently, NAB team from Karachi also raided the TCP warehouse in Lyari, Karachi and also discovered urea bags which were under-weight. Both Godowns/warehouses have been sealed.

An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the magnitude of the scam, the extent of loss caused to the state, and identify officials involved in it.

For more information, contact:
National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
ATTATURK AVENUE G-5/2, Islamabad
Tel: 051-111-NAB-NAB (111-622-622)
Fax: 051-9214502-03
Email: chairman@nab.gov.pk, infonab@nab.gov.pk