Three food department officials jailed
National
December 18, 2020
SUKKUR: The Accountability Court, Sukkur, while hearing a Rs628 million NAB reference against nine food department officials for misappropriating the amount during wheat procurement, jailed District Food Controller Iqbal Memon, Deputy Director Food Sukkur Rafiq Ahmed and ex-deputy director Food Anees-ur-Rehman.
The judge of Accountability Court, Sukkur, Fareed Anwar Kazi, heard the NAB reference on Thursday. The NAB prosecutor, Sukkur, stated that during the investigation of wheat procurement scandal, it was found that around 19,324.886 metric tons of wheat was stolen from eight flour mills of Sukkur, Rohri, Salehpat, Kashmore, Ghotki, Nausharoferoz and Ghotki. The NAB prosecutor charged nine food department officials, including District Food Controller Iqbal Memon, Deputy Director Food Sukkur Rafiq Ahmed and ex-deputy director Food Anees-ur-Rehman and Nazeer Kandhro, with involvement in the wheat theft. Meanwhil