Cash, gold worth Rs 730 mn seized from Pak bureaucrat's house

May 07, 2016 12:04

Pakistan's anti-graft body has arrested Balochistan's finance secretary and recovered gold and currency worth Rs 730 million from his house in Quetta, the provincial capital. The huge amount of money and gold were seized yesterday during a raid by the National Accountability Bureau at the residence of Finance Secretary Mushtaq Ahmed Raisani, who was arrested earlier in the day on charges of embezzling billions of rupees from government development funds.

During the raid, officials found bags filled with local and foreign currency and gold from the house. The officials searched all rooms to sift through records, sources said, adding that records of the finance department were also seized for further investigation.

Raisani, an influential bureaucrat in Balochistan, has served as finance secretary for the last few years. He served in same position during the PPP government's term. Balochistan government announced suspension of Raisani in a late night notification.

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