In a response to controversies surrounding the contract for the construction of Mohmand Dam, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood, has rebutted the news of awarding preferential treatment to his own business.
The spokesperson of Mr Dawood, in a statement issued here today, said the advisor had left his business before joining the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s cabinet.
“There is no conflict of interest in the contract of Mohmand Dam, took part in the bidding for the contract, before joining the government’s ranks,” the statement reads.
Mr Dawood’s spokesman further added that, he [Razaq Dawood] presented details of his business to Prime Minister Imran Khan, before being sworn in as Advisor on Commerce.
“The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NesPak) has already looked into the matter and confirmed that the contract of Mohmand Dam was given on merit,” Faisal Vawda said in a press conference adding that he[Dawood] was not responsible for anything, if any, that happened prior to his taking charge of the ministry. Earlier in the day, Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda had said that his ministry had awarded contract for construction of Mohmand dam on merit. The auction for the contract had already been decided before he took over the office as aide to PM, therefore there was no need to make it controversial, Vawda said.
Published in Daily Times, January 3rd 2019
