Payback: GPO clerk nabbed for money order fraud

Separately, an SDO was arrested over abuse of authority.

PESHAWAR/DI KHAN: National Accountability Bureau Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) arrested Riaz Muhammad Rashid, a former money order clerk at the DI Khan GPO. Rashid has been accused of embezzlement in money orders.

The action was taken after a complaint against Rashid was sent by the DI Khan divisional superintendent postal services.

NAB K-P started investigating in June 2014 and established that money orders paid at different sub-post offices were charged twice. The original amount was paid to the recipient while the remnant was withdrawn by the accused. A total of Rs4.8 million has allegedly been misappropriated. NAB therefore arrested Rashid who was produced before the accountability court which granted 12 days of physical remand to NAB.

Raid on education dept

The DI Khan anti-corruption department conducted a raid on the education department and detained newly-deputed SDO Shahida Sherani over the alleged misuse of authority. According to a statement issued by the anti-corruption department, the raid was conducted under the directives of K-P Anti-Corruption Director General Nawabzada Zaiullah.

A stay order was also obtained over Shahida’s deputation as the SDO, prior to her arrest. She was not available for a comment over the allegations.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 6^th, 2014.