{"id":16159,"date":"2023-05-11T17:39:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=16159"},"modified":"2023-05-11T17:39:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T12:39:03","slug":"punjab-ace-summons-zartaj-gul-again-over-corruption-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/punjab-ace-summons-zartaj-gul-again-over-corruption-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab ACE Summons Zartaj Gul Again Over Corruption Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has once again summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former State Minister Zartaj Gul over corruption allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The summon notice states that Zartaj Gul is accused of awarding contracts for various developmental projects to her &#8220;frontmen&#8221; at a lower rate in exchange for bribes.<\/p>\n<p>She and her husband, Humayun Akhund, are also alleged to have taken a 10% commission for providing funds for development schemes in her constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Zartaj Gul had previously been summoned on April 19, but the Punjab anti-corruption team called her in again on Thursday, May 11, at 10 am.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/10th-avenue-project-faces-delays-due-to-shortage-of-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33\"><style> .ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33:active, .ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ua72cd7c5157679c8c93b36e3e1240f33:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">10th Avenue Project Faces Delays Due to Shortage of Funds<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to the ACE, the couple is also accused of revising development schemes that resulted in heavy losses to the national treasury.<\/p>\n<p>The PTI leader has not yet stated the matter, but it is expected that she will appear before the anti-corruption team to address the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>This development has caused a stir among PTI supporters and critics alike, and many are waiting to see what will happen next.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: The Nation<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has once again summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former State Minister Zartaj Gul over corruption allegations. The summon notice states that Zartaj Gul is accused of awarding contracts for various developmental projects to her &#8220;frontmen&#8221; at a lower rate in exchange for bribes. She and her husband, Humayun Akhund, are also alleged to have taken a 10% commission for providing funds for development\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-15.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-15.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-15.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Punjab ACE Summons Zartaj Gul Again Over Corruption Charges","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=16159","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16159"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16159\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}