FIA arrests Radio Pakistan employee

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed to have arrested an official of Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur on the charge of taking bribe from a citizen for helping him get a job. According to an FIA spokesman, Muhammad Usman of Bahawalpur stated in an application that Nayyab Abbas Lodhi, duty officer at Radio Pakistan, demanded payment of Rs20,000 more from him for giving him a job at the radio station. He stated that Rs200,000 had already been paid to the person. A raid was conducted by the FIA Bahawalpur under the supervision of a senior civil judge, and the accused was arrested red-handed taking Rs20,000 bribe. A case was registered against the accused.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2020.