Corruption inquiry: NAB to investigate BPSC chief

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) decided on Tuesday to formally initiate investigations against the current chairman of the Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) who allegedly made recruitments against Grade 16-18 posts after accepting a bribe.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Executive Board of NAB presided over by the bureau’s Chairman Admiral (retd) Fasih Bukhari. The BPSC chairman is accused of taking Rs1.7 million for each post of headmistresses (BPS-17) and Rs4 million each for the posts of assistant commissioners against 800 vacancies of BPS 16-18.

He allegedly misused his authority and committed nepotism and corruption while making these appointments, according to a NAB statement.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 19^th, 2012.