PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission will even act against Imran Khan if he is found guilty of corruption, says the director general of the provincial accountability body – lieutenant general (r) Hamid Khan – talking exclusively to Dawn.com.

Giving details on the functioning of the Ehtesab Commission, Hamid Khan says the bureau deals with all cases on merit and does not accept any pressure from the government or anyone else.

Talking about the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf mines minister Ziaullah Afridi, Khan says the minister was arrested after thorough investigation. "The Ehtesab Commission gathered enough evidence of corruption before acting against him."

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The director general of the Ehtesab Commission dismissed the impression that the commission was acting in haste to arrest high-profile personalities. Hamid Khan says the commission deals with corruption cases expeditiously because it is a newly formed body and has no backlog to take care of — hence the speedy completion of tasks.

According to Hamid Khan, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission was established to overcome weaknesses in the National Accountability Bureau. NAB, he says, offers culprits an opportunity in the form of a plea bargain.

“But the Ehtesab Commission does not provide such opportunities to those who have looted the national exchequer.”