Zulfi Bukhari Forced to Step Down as Afternoon Falls

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Zulfi Bukhari did not resign from his post as special assistant to the prime minister for overseas Pakistanis on his own rather he was forced by Imran Khan to tender the resignation.Quoting sources,on Wednesday reported the inside story of the Ring Road project scam saga as it continued to unfold and reveal astonishing details every day.After receiving the inquiry report Prime Minister Imran Khan had summoned Zulfi Bukhari for an explanation but he failed to satisfy his boss in a one-on-one meeting.
The inquiry report had identified the links between Zulfi Bukhari and Nova City.

According to the sources, the PM Office has ordered an inquiry into the Benami properties of Nova City.The inquiry has also been ordered against Capital Smart City and New Airport Society, the sources added.Owners of ten housing societies including Ittihad City will also be investigated, the sources further said.The sources divulged that the PMO has also summoned the files of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis for scrutiny.

After realigning, the Rawalpindi ring road’s terminus point was redesigned to be the Islamabad-Lahore Motorway (M1). Originally, the road was intended to go from Rewat (Radio Station) to Turnol via Murat on GT Road. The proposal was first explored with the Chinese government in 2016 and was conceived during the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government.

According to a source, Prime Minister Khan urged Mr. Bukhari to step down when he spoke with him on Monday. The PM’s aide said in a statement that he would not take a position in the federal cabinet until he was found to be “innocent.”

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