QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested four officials of the Excise and Taxation Department on charges of corruption and misuse of powers, a spokesperson for the bureau said on Tuesday.

“Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Akram, Mohammad Asif and Abdul Ghafoor are involved in embezzlement and misappropriation of tax revenue of vehicle registration submitted to the National Bank of Pakistan,” spokesperson Abdul Shakoor said.

“NAB has arrested the accused after conducting a thorough investigation against them and they will be produced before the Accountability Court on Wednesday,” the spokesperson said.

Published in Dawn, October 18th, 2017

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