Thari Mirwah Town Committee reference approved

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved Thari Mirwah Town Committee corruption reference over allegations of embezzlement in development funds.

Thari Mirwah is a taluka in Khairpur district of Sindh. Four officers along with 26 people, including 20 contractors of the committee, have been named in the reference for causing a loss of Rs64 million to the provincial kitty.

Sources said the employees and contractors are accused of embezzling the development funds through fake bills.

Earlier this month, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sukkur handed over a cheque of around Rs103 million recovered through plea bargains from corrupt elements to the Sindh government.

According to a statement released by the anti-graft buster, the cheque for the recovered amount was handed over to the Sindh government by NAB, Sukkur director.

The amount of around Rs103 million was recovered from the corrupt elements through plea bargains after their arrests. DNA