Ghost employees scam unearthed at KTH

PESHAWAR: The Anti-Corruption Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has launched an action after reports of fraudulent bank accounts created for ghost employees at Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, causing a financial loss of over Rs4.8 million to the provincial treasury.

An investigative report revealed that fake accounts were opened to withdraw salaries for ghost employees.The scam resulted in a loss of Rs4,838,302 to the provincial kitty.

FIRs were registered against the accused including Zarghoon Shah, Syed Haris Shah and a bank employee Ashfaq Nadeem. The Anti-Corruption Department had arrested Zarghoon Shah while efforts were underway to apprehend the remaining suspects.