The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on Wednesday announced that it had referred a case of diverting funds worth Rs80 billion to the Nandipur power project against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). Minister for Power Omar Ayub tweeted that he had directed the Power Division secretary to refer a case to the FIA against PML-N for diverting Rs80 billion, earmarked for Pakistan State Oil (PSO), to the Nandipur power plant. PSO had informed the government that Genco-III spent PSO’s funds of Rs80 billion on the Nandipur project. Nandipur was the most controversial power project. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has to pay Rs21 billion on account of oil supply to continue flights.

Source: The Express Tribune November 05, 2020 04:07 UTC