LARKANA: The Anti-Corruption Special Court of Larkana on Tuesday rejected the post-arrest bail application of Niamatullah Jaiser, a former deputy director of Food in the Larkana region, in a case pertaining to alleged embezzlement of 20,000 wheat bags from a government warehouse in Kandhkot district during 2024.

According to the Anti-Corruption Police, the case was registered vide FIR No. 01/2026 under Sections 409, 468, 471, 420 and 34 of the Pakistan Penal Code, read with Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act-II of 1947 against the deputy director, Niamatullah Jaiser and other officials.

The other accused, who are on bail, are District Food Controller Mohammad Ashraf Keerio, former district food controller Ghulam Mustafa Mirani, Food Inspector Zaheer Brohi and Supervisor Nadeem Shaikh.

Published in Dawn, November 11th, 2026