LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) arrested more than 600 people, including 341 government employees, for receiving bribe and committing corruption during the last two months.

In a statement on Thursday, the ACE said the Multan division recorded the highest number of arrests in trap raids with 57 people allegedly caught receiving bribe, followed by Gujranwala with 52 arrests, Rawalpindi with 37, Lahore Region B with 30, Bahawalpur with 29, Faisalabad with 26, Sargodha with 25, Sahiwal with 22, and Dera Ghazi Khan with 39 arrests.

In a separate breakdown of arrests following inquiries into corruption allegations, the ACE reported 47 arrests in Gujranwala, 46 in Bahawalpur, 40 in Multan, 38 in Faisalabad, 22 in Sahiwal, 18 in Lahore Region B, 17 in Dera Ghazi Khan, 15 in Lahore Region A, 12 in Sargodha and one in Rawalpindi.

The ACE said its operations were continuing across Punjab under the provincial government’s vision of a corruption-free province. It vowed to take action against corrupt elements without discrimination and bring those found involved in corruption to justice.

Published in Dawn, October 16th, 2026