National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Investigation Team arrested KP Additional Secretary (Administration) Peshawar Muhammad Rahim Khan on charges of corruption and misuse of authority. Rahim is accused of being involved in the appointment of dozens of class-IV employees in Civil Secretariat Peshawar in violation of rules and regulations. NAB was told that Rahim had indulged in malpractice and misuse of authority and embezzlement. A final investigation report was submitted after necessary evidence was collected. It reports that Rahim posted as Administration Dept Peshawar Deputy Secretary Administration in April 2008. He was holding the office of Drawing & Disbursing Officer and later promoted as additional secretary.
It reports bank accounts were opened in the name of the deputy secretary administration. The report says upon approval from a competent authority Rs.841.970 million were deposited in one of the accounts for the purchase of helicopters by the KP Finance Dept to pay suppliers. In actual an amount of Rs.829.08 million was paid to suppliers leaving a balance of Rs 13.579 million in the account. The accused illegally transferred an amount of Rs 11.723 million out of the unspent amount through debit authorities and embezzled. Moreover, 50% rental income generated from Shahi Mehman Khana Peshawar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House Islamabad amounting to Rs 8.409 million was embezzled. Likewise, the accused cheated the public by asking them to apply for benevolent fund CNG filling station on lease basis and embezzled Rs 4.103 million.
The total embezzlement amounts to Rs 43.503 Million. Rahim will be presented before the Accountability Court Peshawar.
In another case NAB Team arrested accused ex-UBL Main Bazar Branch Upper Dir cash officer Abdul Nasar for embezzling Rs 22.383 Million. He was presented before the Accountability Court and taken on remand. In 2006, NAB has authorised a formal investigation against the accused and issued arrest warrants. NAB had filed a reference in Accountability Court Peshawar in April 2007. The accused was declared an absconder by the court.
