Four held in PR scam

Published December 29, 2011

LAHORE, Dec 29: The National Accountability Bureau, Punjab, claimed on Thursday to have arrested four people in connection with the Pakistan Railways scrap scam.

According to a NAB spokesman, the bureau arrested contractors Zahir Khan, Sabir and Shakil and chief controller Khalid Mohiuddin for embezzling 39,000 metric ton of scrape worth Rs300 million. They will be produced in an accountability court on Friday (today). — Staff Reporter

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