RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has directed the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) to create an online portal that will allow the public to verify the status of housing schemes before investing.
A special meeting was held at the NAB Rawalpindi/Islamabad office, chaired by NAB Rawalpindi Director General Waqar Ahmad Chohan. Officials discussed the development of a digital platform where citizens can check details of approved housing schemes and individual plots.
During the meeting, the DG NAB stressed the need for transparency and public access to reliable information in the housing sector. He asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and RDA to share relevant data for inclusion in the new system.
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He added that another brainstorming session will be held next week to further refine the portal’s framework and improve its functionality.
Earlier, after failing to recover over Rs1.9 billion missing funds from its accounts despite the involvement of NAB and the Anti-Corruption Establishment, the RDA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Financial Accounting and Budgeting System (FABS), Office of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), to install a digital payment system in its offices.
Since 2016, around Rs3 billion had gone missing from RDA’s accounts. After investigations, over Rs1 billion was recovered from different banks, but Rs1.98 billion still remains untraced. The RDA discovered the financial irregularities while preparing its new budget after the transfer of former finance department officials in May 2025.
NAB and the Anti-Corruption Establishment are already investigating the case on the request of RDA Director General Kinza Murtaza, though the final report is still pending.
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A senior official said that to prevent further misuse of funds, RDA decided to introduce a digital programme to ensure transparency, efficiency, and proper financial management within the department.
According to a press release, all financial transactions, budgeting, and payments of RDA will now be processed through SAP ERP software — a globally recognised enterprise resource planning system.
The statement added that SAP ERP will help digitise and automate RDA’s payment system, improve transparency and accountability, strengthen internal controls, reduce manual handling, and provide real-time financial monitoring for better decision-making.
The move reflects RDA’s commitment to adopting modern governance and financial reforms through advanced technology.
