CJP Nisar in Balakot to investigate embezzlement in earthquake funds

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CJP Nisar in Balakot to investigate embezzlement in earthquake fundsISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar
Wednesday has reached Balakot to review uplift work and to hear the first-hand account of the deadly 2005 earthquake victims.Chief Justice
suddenly planned his visit while hearing a suo moto case pertaining to alleged embezzlement of funds entitled for the victims of Balakot and
Mansehra.I would investigate himself the alleged embezzlement of $5 billion financial assistance extended by the international community for
reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts of Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) and decided to visit the site
also ordered all authorities concerned to reach the area.The court had taken notice on an application of Shahzad Mehmood Qureshi of Mansehra
inviting the attention of the court towards the plight of earthquake victims, who are living in the makeshift houses without water facility
and improper education arrangements for their children despite the lapse of 13 years.