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Metro bus project: Minister’s brother gets horticulture contract

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The lack of colour and monotony of green was among the Capital Development Authority’s concerns regarding plantation along the route. PHOTO: HUMA CHOUDHARY/EXPRESS

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ISLAMABAD:
While an inquiry into the purchase of substandard elevators for the multi-billion metro bus project is underway, another potential conflict-of-interest has surfaced, this time in horticulture planning.


Horticulture work technically falls under the purview of construction firms executing different packages of the project in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, but they have, in turn, subcontracted this work to Horti Group — a firm owned by Kamal. A source privy to the development said that such transactions have been kept undocumented to conceal the conflict of interest. The work is worth approximately Rs448 million.

Mustafa Kamal — a brother of Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal — is the owner of Horti Group, which was appointed as a horticulture consultant by Nespak, the design consultant for the metro bus project.

Incidentally, Kamal had previously served as chairman of the Punjab chief minister’s task force on parks and horticulture from September 2008 to June 2009. He left the position after an inquiry was ordered against him in January 2009 for allegedly “using his office for advancement of his own business”.

Nespak Highways Division Vice President Qazi Iftikhar Ahmad said Kamal was hired as a consultant, as he is a landscape architect. On the award of work to Kamal’s firm, he said it falls under the purview of Rawalpindi Development Authority, which is executing the project.

Horticulture work faulty: CDA

Recent correspondence between the CDA and RDA, available with The Express Tribune, the CDA had expressed concerns about the “deficiencies” it noticed in the ongoing landscape work along the metro bus corridor.

The CDA noted that Melaleuca trees planted recently across Saudi-Pak Tower on Jinnah Avenue, had dried up and died within days and needed to be replaced.

The CDA wrote that landscape plantation is being carried out in rushed manner without a well-thought-out plan, and suggested that the firm should stop the ongoing “rundown and disorganised plantation” and go for well-planned landscaping.

It noted that hotchpotch plantation was being done on the median. Also, the firm is planting deodar trees on the median, which are not suitable for medians because they grow to be very tall.

The letter says that colour scheme of plantation and landscaping has not been given due consideration, as the entire plantation consists of green plants such as Phoenix palms, Murraya, and ficus species. The CDA suggested that sufficient ornamental and flowering trees, shrubs, perennials, and variegated plants should also be added to the scheme.

“Phoenix palms have been planted under Chir pine trees, very close to their stem, which will compete for food and canopy in the long run,” it reads.

Talking to The Express Tribune, Kamal said his firm had been appointed as a consultant for Nespak as he enjoys a good reputation in the field of horticulture and landscaping. He denied that his firm was involved in any aspect project.

He also said that he was unaware of the letters written by the CDA to RDA about the flawed horticulture work.

Metro bus project: Minister’s brother gets horticulture contract - The Express Tribune
 
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hahahahahaha Chal Beta court ja


Achi beghairti hey. Aik chori aur upar se seena zori. You nooras are biggest curse on this nation, these morons are able to do corruption in day light so easily just because of blind shameless supporters like you. Because they know one thing pretty well, even if they will fck some lady or kill people in day light, they have idiots who will even defend that.

RIP patriotism and intellect.


Look at this noora guys, such gems are rare in this world. @Leader @pkuser2k12 @WAJsal @Jzaib etc
 
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Contract should be immediately cancelled, if proved that the Minister helped his bro get it.......
 
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Achi beghairti hey. Aik chori aur upar se seena zori. You nooras are biggest curse on this nation, these morons are able to do corruption in day light so easily just because of blind shameless supporters like you. Because they know one thing pretty well, even if they will fck some lady or kill people in day light, they have idiots who will even defend that.

RIP patriotism and intellect.

Beghairti?? Zuban ko lagam... Choori kahan e hogai 12 arab? ager prrof hai to court jao na Supreme court Proof Sheikh Raseed k pass thy wo court ni gya Asad Umer k pass thy wo court ni gya q? Even potians are curse on this nation can't even provide a single proof about rigging and corruption and talking here... Even check the News paper Khyber News what is that? Not Jung not Dunya Not Dawn Not Express not Aaj the one who is reporting is Khyber News... KPK funded news paper if they know much why don't you contact them and ask for proofs? The only one thing you potian touthias got is Model town incident nothing else go get a life
 
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Beghairti?? Zuban ko lagam... Choori kahan e hogai 12 arab? ager prrof hai to court jao na Supreme court Proof Sheikh Raseed k pass thy wo court ni gya Asad Umer k pass thy wo court ni gya q? Even potians are curse on this nation can't even provide a single proof about rigging and corruption and talking here... Even check the News paper Khyber News what is that? Not Jung not Dunya Not Dawn Not Express not Aaj the one who is reporting is Khyber News... KPK funded news paper if they know much why don't you contact them and ask for proofs? The only one thing you potian touthias got is Model town incident nothing else go get a life



1st, I don't give a hoot about these urdu crappy newspapers. Be it Khyber news, Ummar, Daily Mashriq or Nai Baat.

I was talking about the original post i.e. dawn article. Talk about nepotism mentioned in that new piece. At least you could have shown some sense and condemned appointment of Ahsan Iqbal's brother for this contract. But instead, you showed your colors.

I once regarded you one of most sane PML-N guys on this forum, disappointed.
 
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Contract should be immediately cancelled, if proved that the Minister helped his bro get it.......

They can;t prove that and can't prove nothing Remember when Asad Umer came on Media shouting about ADB reports says this project worth not more then 8 arab rupees and PML-N is building in 45 billion rupees what happened to that where did Asad Umer Flee? he had every proof but what happened? next Sheikh Rasheed went to Supreme court 3 times 3 times his appeal got rejected cause he could provide any prrofs and they are taking about KPK funded News Paper

1st, I don't give a hoot about these urdu crappy newspapers. Be it Khyber news, Ummar, Daily Mashriq or Nai Baat.

I was talking about the original post i.e. dawn article. Talk about nepotism mentioned in that new piece. At least you could have shown some sense and condemned appointment of Ahsan Iqbal's brother for this contract. But instead, you showed your colors.

I once regarded you one of most sane PML-N guys on this forum, disappointed.

They say that the Plantation is not enough or lacks the Color ? lacks Color there are only some plants planted like the one they used in Picture Rest are trees i'll post the pics tommorow there are many trees in between the track the other thing is about the flower pots in which the flowers are not even planted yet.... and the thing about Going to Supreme Court i was reffering it to Qalandri cause on every PPP post i talk about the same that Go arrest them and go to court so that was for him only
 
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Which court ? Nawaz supported court ?

You sound like IK now lol. So if you have NO real claim, and you bash and accuse people, and you KNOW there is no real case, you'll simply just accuse courts of NS supported courts???? How about you do your due diligence, seek justice and if you don't get from one court, you go to the other one and if everyone kicks you out, you should probably realize that you have no case.
 
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