Staff Reporter
In a major development in the probe into paper leak scandal relating to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), the Anti-Corruption Establishment has arrested another official of the commission, bring total arrests in the matter to five.
According to details, the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) arrested the regional head of the PPSC Bahawalpur, Furqan Ahmed, for his alleged role in leaking the commission’s paper.
“Furqan Ahmed was part of a gang that was involved in leaking the PPSC paper,” the anti-corruption officials said, adding that it emerged that the persons who were among toppers in the PPSC exam for anti-corruption inspector also purchased the leaked paper from the gang.
The anti-corruption department said that they were investigating the arrested individuals from all aspects to completely unearth the facts regarding the scandal.
It is pertinent to mention here that a junior computer operator at the PPSC named Waqar Akram, another commission’s official Ghazanfar, Gohar Ali and another person were earlier arrested for their alleged role in leaking PPSC paper beforehand.
Meanwhile, the ACE reopened the record of all complaints received against the examination system of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) over the last 10 years. An ACE team will again scrutinise all complaints received against the PPSC examination system over the last one decade. Also, a fresh probe has been launched into the inquiries that were held against the PPSC staff in the past. The ACE team has also started an investigation against the officers who paid huge amounts of money to qualify for the import government jobs.
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has also formed an inquiry committee to investigate the matter thoroughly. The commission in November 2020 cancelled the examinations citing a sharp increase in coronavirus cases.
