ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested Akhtar Hussain Branch Postmaster Manglor District Swat allegedly involved mis-appropriation in Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) causing more than Rs2 million losses to the government exchequer.
The BISP programme was meant to extend helping hand to all those deserving persons who were in dire need of financial support so that their suffering may be alleviated on priority.
Under this programme the money is released to the Post Services for distribution through local post office network said a press release issued here.
Obviously, the post office staff stands responsible for releasing the money of the deserving and qualified persons upon having genuine receipts. However, several complaints have been received by NAB (KP) against Postal authorities that money was embezzled through fake receipts and fake thumb impressions, not delivered the needy persons at all.
NAB initiated inquiry into the matter to ascertain the factual position and to find all those involved in the scam of the Postal Services Dept.
The accused Akhtar Hussain while posted as Branch Postmaster Manglor, Swat allegedly embezzled BISP fund by posting fake & bogus thumb Impression on the money orders which was supposed to distribute amongst the poor and needy individuals.
NAB had already recovered Rs3 million in the instant case.
The accused will be produced before the Accountability Court for obtaining his physical remand into NAB custo
