LAHORE: Seven high-ranking customs officials were arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), after being accused of causing losses to the national exchequer amounting to millions of rupees.
Those arrested by NAB include former additional collector Amir Raheel, former assistant collectors Muhammad Tufail, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Afzal Dogar, Muhammad Akram, Sheikh Nadeem Latif and Syed Abbas.
The officials have been arrested for causing Rs 180 million losses to the national exchequer and misusing their authority.
According to sources, the officials imported raw material by using the name of a company and sold it at throw away prices.
The arrested officials will be produced before an Accountability Court where their remand will be sought.
