NHA reveals contract details from Asad Mahmood&#82...

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•   ISLAMABAD:  The National Highway Authority (NHA) has released certified records of several major highway development contracts awarded during the tenure of former Federal Minister for Communications Maulana Asad Mahmood, who held the portfolio from April 2022 to August 2023.
• According to an official letter bearing reference number NHA/P&CA/EB-Audit/2022-23/1409, dated November 6, 2026, the NHA’s General Manager (Procurement and Contract Administration) at its headquarters in Islamabad forwarded the relevant contractual records to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) and Secretary Ministry of Communications.
• The letter alleges that the property was provided for the personal use of JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, while the Communications Ministry, headed by his son Maulana Asad Mahmood, awarded lucrative highway contracts to Amanullah Khan and his business associates, including Umer Jan and Manzoor Afridi.

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ISLAMABAD:  The National Highway Authority (NHA) has released certified records of several major highway development contracts awarded during the tenure of former Federal Minister for Communications Maulana Asad Mahmood, who held the portfolio from April 2022 to August 2023. The authority has flagged alleged procurement irregularities and questioned the circumstances surrounding the award of four contracts worth billions of rupees.

According to an official letter bearing reference number NHA/P&CA/EB-Audit/2022-23/1409, dated November 6, 2026, the NHA’s General Manager (Procurement and Contract Administration) at its headquarters in Islamabad forwarded the relevant contractual records to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) and Secretary Ministry of Communications.

The correspondence contains extracts from Bidding Evaluation Reports (BERs) and Contract Award Sheets approved during the 371st to 384th meetings of the NHA Executive Board. Four contracts have specifically been identified for scrutiny.