BANNU: A major corruption investigation has been launched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) after allegations emerged of large-scale financial irregularities in a driving license branch in Bannu, officials and sources said
According to Mashriq TV report, in departmental documents and correspondence, a senior clerk serving at the driving license office was reported to have misused government money amounting to about Rs 29.4 million. The culprit who has been declared as a member of the BPS-14 cadre was recently terminated after the departmental investigation process.
It is pertinent to mention here that the discrepancies between the records kept in Driving License Management System and the collected fees in the government account became known due to which the matter came to light. According to initial estimates, there was a difference of more than Rs 19 million during the period under consideration.
However, it was later revealed that only around Rs 8.1 million had been received in the account during the period August 2024 to December 2026 which showed an additional discrepancy of Rs 29 million. It may be recalled that the Transport Department had forwarded the case to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Anti-Corruption Establishment for further action.
The Anti-Corruption Establishment has widened the scope of their investigation and instructed officials to provide all relevant documentation, such as system logs, financial reports, bank accounts, mobile banking payments, personnel information, and transaction history relating to the branch.
Another aspect of the investigation includes checking if other employees had played any role in this case.
According to authorities, the investigation is still underway and more action will be taken based on findings from the investigation.
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