Kathmandu, May 22 -- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the House of Representatives on Tuesday instructed the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) to investigate irregularities and corruption worth billions of rupees in the construction of the Pokhara International Airport and take action against those found guilty.

After hours-long discussion and deliberations on Wednesday, the parliamentary committee, based on the report submitted by its subcommittee headed by Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden, endorsed the report and decided to forward it to the CIAA for further investigation along with a supplementary opinion from CPN-UML lawmakers Gokul Baskota and Tara Lama.

PAC Chairman Rishikesh...