QUETTA: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) in Balochistan has launched probes into corruption cases to the tune of millions of rupees in four provincial government departments, including communication and works, population and welfare, sports and culture and textbook board.

The ACE also arrested two accused involved in the embezzling of millions of rupees from the national exchequer.

In a media briefing, ACE chief Wahid Kakar disclosed that the former chairman of the Balochistan Textbook Board, Arif Shah, had been arrested in connection with a Rs170.6 million corruption scandal in the education department. He was accused of doling out contracts unlawfully. The ACE’s deputy director said that a corruption case had been registered against the ex-chairman after the approval of the ACE director general.

Published in Dawn, April 5th, 2024