Law enforcement agencies including National Accountability Bureau (NAB) yet not have taken any notice of the dual charge holding by Rizwan Ahmed a BS-22 officer belonging to Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS). He is holding the charge of Chairman PNSC, national flag carrier since December 2017 in addition to new duties as Federal Secretary, Ministry of Maritime Affairs from April 2019 appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to informed sources Rizwan Ahmed Secretary Maritime Affairs being Chairman PNSC travels from Islamabad to Karachi every Friday and goes back to Islamabad on Monday. The return air ticket costs about Rs 40,000/- and Pakistan National Shipping Corporation is footing the bill in addition to his Rs 500,000/- monthly salary plus other perks too. This is the reason why he is still keeping dual charge of PNSC that tantamount the systematic corruption. It is alleged by shipping circles that as Chairman Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC),...

The Chairman, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) Rizwan Ahmed who had purchased two South Korean-built tanker ships, MT Bolan and MT Khairpur in January 2019 by paying $4.3 million (PKR 60 crores) above market price has been rewarded by appointing at another lucrative post by authorities in Islamabad. Now he is also the Secretary Maritime Affairs in addition to his earlier charge of PNSC. According to reports the pair was valued at $56.4 million while the PNSC had forked out $60.7 million for 2012 and 2013 built vessels. But the Government notification tells a different story.   According to Establishment Division’s notification dated 8 th April 2019, the Federal Government has been pleased to assign additional charge of the post of Chairman, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) to Mr. Rizwan Ahmed, a BS-22 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service, presently posted as Secretary, Maritime Affairs Division, for a period of three months or till the post...