The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday initiated inquiries in four cases of mega corruption. The Agency has started inquiries against several banks for opening LCs at a US dollar rate higher than what it is in the interbank.
It has emerged that eight banks minted over 65 billion only in this fashion. Similarly, the FIA has also started an inquiry into alleged embezzlement of Rs32 billion in the purchase of land for M-6 of the motorway by the concerned district administration.
Likewise, the Agency has also started probe into alleged corruption in the distribution of relief goods dispatched to the flood-affected areas for their distribution among victims of the calamity.
The department has sought from the concerned departments an audit report of the relief items handed to flood-affected people in different districts of Sindh, including Sanghar and Dadu.
Similarly, alleged embezzlement of 1.8 million bags of flour in the ‘Muft Aata Scheme’ has also prompted an inquiry. The FIA has started these inquiries when Senator Saifullah Abro pointed out alleged corruption in these cases.—INP
