ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) are probing embezzlement of Rs500 million in 114 cases against Pakistan Postal Services offices across the country.
Similarly, there are about 116 cases of theft and robbery, which have been reported during the last two years in the post offices across the country that resulted in the loss of Rs209 million with only Rs62 million recovered.
The FIA is investigating 88 cases of embezzlement of Rs270million carried out in eight offices of Post Master General (PMG) while the NAB is probing 26 cases of losses amounting to Rs227 million in five PMGs.
The details of these cases were shared in the National Assembly Standing Committee where lawmakers were told that recoveries were being made in the embezzlement cases with slow progress.
According to documents presented before the committee, the FIA is investigating 88 cases of which the highest number of cases have been registered in Lahore involving an embezzlement of Rs57million. The Office of Multan comes second where 29 cases of embezzlement of Rs12million are being probed.
The postal services officials said that so far Rs12 million have been recovered in cases investigated by NAB while Rs29 million have been recovered by FIA.
Islamabad Police official also shared details of the four cases of ‘dacoity’ where Rs4.6 million is involved and all cases are under investigation with no progress.
