PAF converts land for ‘national security’ into housing scheme in Lahore

[Abu Zarrar]

ISLAMABAD: An audit report on the aviation division has revealed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) converted the land acquired for “national security” into a housing scheme, causing a loss of Rs1.92 billion to the national exchequer.

The report submitted to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday stated: “During audit it was found that Civil Aviation Authority (GM Walton Aerodrome Lahore) could not get vacated CAA land at Walton Aerodrome measuring 19.21 acres from PAF that forcibly occupied the land in 2006-07 on the pretext of national security and for setting up radar. However, the same land was sold out to members of Pak Falcon Society for which each member had paid the cost of land/development. This resulted in unjustified/unauthorised occupation of CAA land valuing Rs1,921 million.”

The CAA replied that there were many pending land issues between it and the PAF, which were under process for settlement, according to the report.

The audit officials, on the other hand, were of the view that matter needed to be taken up at an appropriate level to decide/resolve the issue.

Audit report submitted to PAC reveals unauthorised occupation of CAA land causes Rs1.92bn loss to exchequer

The CAA board had at its 139th meeting on Nov 2, 2011 expressed displeasure over the encroachment upon the CAA land and directed that old encroachments at all airports be identified and the airport managers/officers concerned who failed to safeguard the CAA land from encroachment be penalised.

The departmental accounts committee (DAC) had referred the audit para to the PAC in December 2012 and also directed the CAA to provide original title of allotment of land to the PAF for the setting up of radar.

In a meeting held on Jan 18 this year, the CAA informed the DAC that the issue of land between the authority and PAF was under process for settlement through proper adjustments. However, it said, the issue was being taken up with the PAF for return of the unilaterally occupied land or carrying out necessary adjustment/compensation with mutual consent.

The DAC, however, was not convinced with the CAA reply and submitted the audit para to the PAC for discussion and decision. The audit report suggested that “PAC may like to take appropriate action for unauthorised occupation and utilisation of CAA’s land”.

The CAA officials informed the PAC that the area in question was already out of bounds for civilians and, therefore, the land could not be used for residential or commercial purpose.

PAC member Hina Rabbani Khar suggested that since a senior PAF official was also a member of the CAA board of directors, the board might be dissolved. She expressed surprised that the land had been converted into the housing scheme in 2006-07, no action was taken against the officials responsible for causing losses to the national exchequer.

PAC chairman Shahbaz Sharif asked why the matter had not been settled at the DAC level and constituted a special committee headed by Senator Shibli Faraz to investigate the issue.

Source:https://www.dawn.com/news/1461122

 

[CriticalThought]

It's a very good strategy. Use thieves to catch more thieves.

 

[Clutch]

Rs1.92 billion to the national exchequer.

PAF better pay back to Pakistan the Rs. 1.92 Billion it in a way stole!

 

[khansaheeb]

They know where national importance lies.

 

[Khanate]

It's a very good strategy. Use thieves to catch more thieves.

The thieves won't catch anyone in their own ranks or reveal where their own corruption lies.

 

[CriticalThought]

The thieves won't catch anyone in their own ranks or reveal where their own corruption lies.

Well the OP seems to contradict that. I guess we can rationalize by saying one group of thieves is good for catching another group of thieves.

 

[krash]

PAF better pay back to Pakistan the Rs. 1.92 Billion it in a way stole!

That's probably worse. The land was stolen by PAF personnel, the PAF made nothing from it. Now the already cash strapped PAF will have to pay for it, if at all. The defence of the country will be compromised while the claimants of purity will sit on stolen land worth billions.

 

[Khanate]

Well the OP seems to contradict that.

Do explain how. For context:

• PAC chairman Shahbaz Sharif
• PAC member Hina Rabbani Khar

I guess we can rationalize by saying one group of thieves is good for catching another group of thieves.

Without revealing their own misdeeds.

 

[S.Y.A]

That's probably worse. The land was stolen by PAF personnel, the PAF made nothing from it. Now the already cash strapped PAF will have to pay for it, if at all. The defence of the country will be compromised while the claimants of purity will sit on stolen land worth billions.

not by PAF personnel, but by PAF itself. the PAF should return the land and those responsible must be punished. this fauj gardi should end.

 

[CriticalThought]

Do explain how. For context:

• PAC chairman Shahbaz Sharif
• PAC member Hina Rabbani Khar

Without revealing their own misdeeds.

Did you read the rationalizing part?

 

[S.Y.A]

Do explain how. For context:

• PAC chairman Shahbaz Sharif
• PAC member Hina Rabbani Khar

Without revealing their own misdeeds.

the thing is that the PAF and other armed forces are into land grabbing business. and they should be punished.

 

[CHI RULES]

Defense of country is already compromised by not equipping PAF with modern jets meanwhile as pilots continuously losing lives due to old/vintage jets so their families deserve at least better place to live in. On other side I can point out lot of land in areas of cantonment board being illegally gifted to general public just for sake of votes and even one politician has got own plaza on Pakistan Railways property on Pindi GT Road.

The main issue is the members of the society have paid their dues so it is duty of PAF to settle issues.
The fact of matter is that only Govt institutions look after the welfare aspects of their employees meanwhile private organisations are quite discriminatory to their employees. Even being employee of Fauji Foundation project I can honestly say that for grabbing more profits the Fauji Foundation current management is cutting employee benefits along with expelling contractual staff in large numbers.

The sad thing is that people who are deprived of their rights are not interested in raising voice for themselves rather they are happy that others are also deprived of their rights.

 

[newb3e]

there is no stopping fauji loot mar! they keep grabbing land and building housing schemes its crazy they even operating cinemas where enemy (indian) movies are played and by operating cinemas that plays indian movies fauji of Pakistan is financing enemy (indian) army!!

crazy!

 

[My-Analogous]

ISLAMABAD: An audit report on the aviation division has revealed that the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) converted the land acquired for “national security” into a housing scheme, causing a loss of Rs1.92 billion to the national exchequer.

The report submitted to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday stated: “During audit it was found that Civil Aviation Authority (GM Walton Aerodrome Lahore) could not get vacated CAA land at Walton Aerodrome measuring 19.21 acres from PAF that forcibly occupied the land in 2006-07 on the pretext of national security and for setting up radar. However, the same land was sold out to members of Pak Falcon Society for which each member had paid the cost of land/development. This resulted in unjustified/unauthorised occupation of CAA land valuing Rs1,921 million.”

The CAA replied that there were many pending land issues between it and the PAF, which were under process for settlement, according to the report.

The audit officials, on the other hand, were of the view that matter needed to be taken up at an appropriate level to decide/resolve the issue.

Audit report submitted to PAC reveals unauthorised occupation of CAA land causes Rs1.92bn loss to exchequer

The CAA board had at its 139th meeting on Nov 2, 2011 expressed displeasure over the encroachment upon the CAA land and directed that old encroachments at all airports be identified and the airport managers/officers concerned who failed to safeguard the CAA land from encroachment be penalised.

The departmental accounts committee (DAC) had referred the audit para to the PAC in December 2012 and also directed the CAA to provide original title of allotment of land to the PAF for the setting up of radar.

In a meeting held on Jan 18 this year, the CAA informed the DAC that the issue of land between the authority and PAF was under process for settlement through proper adjustments. However, it said, the issue was being taken up with the PAF for return of the unilaterally occupied land or carrying out necessary adjustment/compensation with mutual consent.

The DAC, however, was not convinced with the CAA reply and submitted the audit para to the PAC for discussion and decision. The audit report suggested that “PAC may like to take appropriate action for unauthorised occupation and utilisation of CAA’s land”.

The CAA officials informed the PAC that the area in question was already out of bounds for civilians and, therefore, the land could not be used for residential or commercial purpose.

PAC member Hina Rabbani Khar suggested that since a senior PAF official was also a member of the CAA board of directors, the board might be dissolved. She expressed surprised that the land had been converted into the housing scheme in 2006-07, no action was taken against the officials responsible for causing losses to the national exchequer.

PAC chairman Shahbaz Sharif asked why the matter had not been settled at the DAC level and constituted a special committee headed by Senator Shibli Faraz to investigate the issue.

Source:https://www.dawn.com/news/1461122

Check Karachi and you guys will think its peanut

 

[newb3e]

Check Karachi and you guys will think its peanut

exactly!! all the major areas of khi are more or less fauji estate!and the gems is new mall at sh e faisal paf base where terrorist destroyed avacs and for some weird fkinf reason that mall inside an active airforce base is not a security threat and a broken car of innocent civilian outside that same base is a capital punishment crime!