Rs115bn WB-funded rehabilitation project restructured quietly

ISLAMABAD: Amid a blame game and fiduciary concerns, the government has quietly restructured the Rs115 billion World Bank-funded post-flood rehabilitation project, depriving more than 134,000 verified flood-affected families in Balochistan of the resilient homes they were promised. Official documents and background discussions indicate that investigations were underway into alleged record tampering, duplicate claims and multiple payments for the same housing units. There were also recorded attempts to disrupt such probes. The project steering committee (PSC), led by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal and Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, has now capped the $155 million housing component…