KP NAB arrests nine officials for embezzlement, misuse of authority

E-Paper | April 28, 2026

PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) arrested nine officials , including two serving 19-grade District Management Group officers, allegedly involved in the misuse of authority and embezzlement of funds.

Serving Additional Secretary Planning and Development Dr Amber Ali BPS-19, Serving Director General Independent Monitoring Unit Zulfiqar Khan and Deputy Director Audit Muhammad Aslam Rafique were among the arrested, says a NAB statement.

Amber Ali is said to be son-in-law of former KP senior minister and KP chapter PPP leader KP chapter Rahim Dad Khan.

The officials are suspected of embezzling funds through ghost schemes amounting to Rs100 million which was allocated for development under the People's Works Programme for the Mansehra and Torghar districts.

Amber Ali and Zulfiqar Khan were posted as Deputy Commissioners in Mansehra at the time of the alleged embezzlement.

Contractor Abdul Mustafa, Tehsil Officer Muhammad Bashir, Accountant Maqbool Rehman, Assistant Tehsil Officer Abdul Hamid and sub-engineers Raziq and Azar Jalil were also arrested.

The suspects will be produced before the NAB court for physical remand.

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Irfan

Nov 03, 2015 01:05pm

When are they going to Nab the incompetence of Khattak and his long numbered corrupt family in the cabinet as well as in the local body. This will be the time we all will come behind IK leadership and start chanting "Tabdeeli agayee hai".

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Karachi91

Nov 03, 2015 01:11pm

This is what Imran Khan doing and needed to happen in whole Pakistan rather than spending on building concrete bridges and metros. Excellent!

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Amin Ansari

Nov 03, 2015 01:13pm

Great. Keep up the good work. Keep a check on misuse of public funds. We are with you.

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Frankenstine

Nov 03, 2015 01:17pm

Am I sleeping. Two grade 19 DMG officers. Finally someone is catching the Big Fish. Whilst in our Province Punjab a BPS-17 grade officer does not come under the jurisdiction of anti-corruption Department, acknowledged by a senior member of anti-corruption Department in a TV show.

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Altaf

Nov 03, 2015 01:20pm

this dosent seem working in long run

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Sajjad

Nov 03, 2015 01:25pm

oh wait a minute. We do not need this. We need metros, bridges and lot of concrete.

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Muhammad salman

Nov 03, 2015 01:40pm

Good job,keep 8 up KP govt..

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Sandhu

Nov 03, 2015 01:56pm

Does NAB of other provinces doing anything close to KP NAB? This is what IK brought for you. But people only love to have Metros and Roads what can one's do?

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Abu Hamza

Nov 03, 2015 02:16pm

Well done IK & PTI for giving NAB such freedom and authority.

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MAD

Nov 03, 2015 02:24pm

I will give IK and PTI credit for cultivating a culture of accountability in KP. While KP NAB technically falls under federal government and not the province this performance is only due to the fact that the serving administration is not acting as a hindrance to prosecuting those accused of corruption.

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Mr M. Tariq

Nov 03, 2015 02:55pm

excellent Work NAB the nation is proud of you

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Larka

Nov 03, 2015 03:14pm

KP NAB make sure no innocent will be arrested, I have seen previously NAB in era of 1997 till 2005 they have arrested innocent just for the headlines purpose.

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Emad

Nov 03, 2015 03:16pm

Well done NAB KP

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Nov 03, 2015 03:52pm

It is all politically manipulated. Amber Ali was my class fellow and one of the brightest student in Cadet College Razmak. KP government should avoid humiliating the brightest brains; which will ultimately end up in brain drain from this province.

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Nov 03, 2015 03:53pm

@Karachi91 this is what he is doing; putting bright officers into jail and doing nothing; the entire bureaucracy is standstill no body is working at the moment!

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khanm

Nov 03, 2015 03:57pm

They catch only the small fish... no net large enough to catch the big or lack of courage...or may be they are larger than life... Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.

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Pak Citizen

Nov 03, 2015 03:59pm

Take similar actions in Punjab, Sindh as well and put Corrupt Politicians, Civil servants and Businessmen in jail

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NoFame

Nov 03, 2015 03:59pm

indeed - great work ... bravo PTI

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Sandhu

Nov 03, 2015 04:12pm

@SK So bright student or intelligent man can't do corruption? Infect they do more corruption in sophisticated ways.

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Arslan

Nov 03, 2015 04:32pm

Corruption money trickles from low grade to high grade .. Follow the trail of money and net the big fish. Happens like that everywhere in the world.

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Muzafar

Nov 03, 2015 04:36pm

@Irfan That day will never come. because Khattak will never make a mistake to do corruption when all eyes are watching him. NAB + Ehtisab Commission + Police

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matarwa

Nov 03, 2015 04:37pm

@Karachi91 they are also needed in karachi

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Muzafar

Nov 03, 2015 04:40pm

Salam to PTI for creating a culture of accountability. I dont know when the people of Punjab and Karachi will realize that IK is the future to Pakistan's success.

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Tahir

Nov 03, 2015 04:50pm

great mashallah

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Akif janjua

Nov 03, 2015 05:02pm

@SK Sir brightest student at college doesn't mean he would not ever indulge in corrupt practices.. let the law take its due course

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Shehz

Nov 03, 2015 05:07pm

CM Khattak giving orders to KP NAB to arrest those who oppose him.

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A. Basit

Nov 03, 2015 05:07pm

This is greattttttttttttttttttt. There are many other civil servants involved in corruption especially in Customs. Nab them all NAB. Name them and shame them. Punishment should be exemplary. Kudos to KP government. We are with you on this mission and such steps.

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SAQ

Nov 03, 2015 05:34pm

Great job! Hope things like this happen in Punjab and Sindh as well and culprits are punished.

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Sheer khan

Nov 03, 2015 05:38pm

Why don't NAB arrests PM, CM, Rana Sanaullah, Nandipur involved people and murderers of Model town, PTI workers killers?

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Tabriz Afi Yusufzai

Nov 03, 2015 05:40pm

@SK....Bright student means a very good brain with which many things can be done...So its a testimony that Amber Ali could do what everyone couldn't do...So he went on for corruption and till now was never caught since he had the Brain to do it..

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Ahmed

Nov 03, 2015 05:53pm

@SK So according to you if someone is your class fellow and also intelligent, he/she can't be corrupt and dishonest? #CatLogic

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Zak

Nov 03, 2015 06:23pm

KPK best run province due to PTI.

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Dr.Arshad

Nov 03, 2015 06:30pm

Instead of carrying out such cosmetic and temporary operations, our nation wants sweeping reforms and restructuring of colonial era bureaucracy. These bureaucrats are leeches. They are slowly gnawing away our precious resources.

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Common man

Nov 03, 2015 06:42pm

@Larka Don't worry , it is the same political NAB working for political gain of KPK govt.

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iqbal

Nov 03, 2015 07:02pm

Good, but this does not effect the average person so much as if the Patwaries and the corrupt police officers are removed and arrested. Keep up the good work!

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Abu Hamza

Nov 03, 2015 07:07pm

@SK if they had a brain, they wouldn't be involved in such activities. They would be no loss ...

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Kanwarch

Nov 03, 2015 07:08pm

@SK So if somebody is your class fellow and is very bright that equals to the fact that he is not corrupt. I don't see any logic in that. He will have to fight his case in court.

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Sultan Durrani

Nov 03, 2015 07:36pm

Great work, people of Pakistan want that accountability be carried out of all those who have ruthlessly looted this poor country. Keep it up KPK .

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Sultan Durrani

Nov 03, 2015 07:39pm

Why Nawaz Sharif & Company are afraid of accountability in Punjab, they should show courage and offer themselves for accountability. We all know what is going on in Punjab.

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Rakaposhi

Nov 03, 2015 07:51pm

Since KPEC arrested a sitting minister, there is now a healthy competition between them and NAB in KPK. Before this NAB had not arrested any influential person and KPEC showed them how it is done.

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khalid Iqbal

Nov 03, 2015 08:19pm

we must g rid of corruption ,before we all are corrupted.

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Jazib

Nov 03, 2015 08:24pm

This my fellow countrymen. Is called "Catching the BIG fish!"

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ebrahim

Nov 03, 2015 09:09pm

Well the general public has knowledge that nearly 90% officers from 22 grade down are corrupt well I think NAB does not have that much intelligence as a common man has!

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A Khan

Nov 03, 2015 09:12pm

@Irfan Please provide proof to KPK NAB and sure they will take action. But just saying they are corrupt means nothing to us. If you have solid proof, please help NAB with details, That will be a great help to Pakistan.

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asim

Nov 03, 2015 10:09pm

let's support pti and IK against the status quo - 30 years of Sharif rule that's quarter of a century...

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zafar Iqbal

Nov 03, 2015 10:59pm

Carry on with the very good work.

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bohemian62

Nov 04, 2015 12:06am

First time the sacred cows, officers of district management group, have been held accountable, otherwise, it is usually the lower grade clerical staff is subjected to all anti-corruption measures.

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Lucky Star

Nov 04, 2015 01:27am

@Karachi91 Concrete bridges and metro is for people and not for NS's family. Think before you write.

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