Corruption: 180 govt officials arrested this year

FAISALABAD: The Anti Corruption Establishment (ACE) claimed on Sunday to have arrested 180 government officials over charges of corruption in the first half of the year. A statement released on Sunday stated that these officials were arrested in 217 separate cases. ACE Faisalabad Region director said 25 of these officials were caught red-handed while taking bribes. He said cash worth Rs300,000 was recovered from these officials. He said they had received 1,552 complaints in the first half of the year.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 9^th, 2012.