August, the province’s corruption watchdog had reported arrests of 52 government officers over the charges of embezzlement, the registration of 72 FIRs and the opening of 209 inquiries in June and July.
The ACE chief had said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had been forwarding him cases pertaining to illegal land allotments and forgeries.
He had stated that by the end of August, the ACE had received 40 cases for inquiry and a two-member committee had been set up for scrutiny.
“It’s a good omen that the federal agencies have started showing their confidence in the ACE,” the chief minister had remarked at an earlier meeting held on August 31.
Between July 22 and August 31, four raids were conducted in Karachi’s South district wherein three officials were arrested and four FIRs registered.
In the East district, six FIRs were registered and five officers held, while in the West district, two FIRs were registered, 26 inquiries initiated and four people were arrested.
In Hyderabad, between June and August, four surprise visits were paid to different departments, three raids conducted, 17 FIRs registered and 17 officers arrested.
In Jamshoro, seven raids were carried out, nine FIRs registered, 46 inquiries launched and eight officers arrested.
Similarly, four surprise visits and seven raids were carried out in Mirpurkhas, following which eight FIRs were lodged and four officers apprehended.
In Shaheed Benazirabad, eight surprise visits and two raids were conducted. Five surprise visits and six raids were conducted in Sukkur and 13 FIRs registered, 24 inquiries launched and nine officers arrested.
In Larkana, five raids were conducted, 13 FIRs registered, 135 inquiries started and eight officers arrested.
Giving details of the Anti-Corruption Committee-I meeting on August 19 presided over by Chief Secretary Siddique Memon, the ACE chairman said 82 cases were considered, of which 19 were approved for the registration of FIRs and 36 for launching an inquiry into. The meeting also decided to reopen 27 cases. Then in another meeting of the ACC-1 on August 24, 18 cases were considered out of which four were approved for registration of FIRs, six for starting a probe into and eight were reopened for investigation.
Qaim grieved
Speaking on the tragedy which occurred in Mina on Thursday, the chief minister expressed his profound grief and sorrow over the deaths of 717 pilgrims in a stampede in Mina.
He prayed for the departed and expressed his heartfelt condolences for the bereaved families. The chief minister left for Khairpur on Thursday evening to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with his family.