SC orders to take back RPP’s advance money

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) ordered to take back the amount worth over $21 million along with markup paid up in advance for two rental power projects by tomorrow, Geo News reported Tuesday.

Heading a three-member SC bench hearing rental power project case, Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said reports being divulged by WikiLeaks are quite disparaging, urging all and sundry to respect country and its solidarity.

The counsel of Guddu Rental Plant’s Pakistan Power Resource (PPR), Dr Pervaiz Hasan said matter relating the revocation of plant was in pipeline for a year now, adding the Company returned over Rs400 million received in advance and will pay back the remaining 300 million by December 11.

Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday asked, ‘How did the machinery go to Naudero, seeing that the agreement was annulled on December 4; on top of it that even the money was not paid off.’