USC employee jailed, fined

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Faisalabad Special Court (Central) Judge Shamshad Ali has sentenced a Utility Stores Corporation (USC) employee to 17-year jail term and imposed a fine of Rs1.05 million for misappropriating Rs6.44m.

FIA spokesperson Faryal Khan told reporters on Wednesday that convict Asim Faiz Masih was an employee at the Utility Store in Harappa.

FIA had registered a case on June 5, 2025, on the complaint of the USC’s Sahiwal district manager.

Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2026

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