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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday recovered a large sum of cash, gold bars, gold jewellery and prize bonds from the residence of Ramzan Solangi — personal assistant to the Sindh local government (LG) secretary — who was arrested from his office a day earlier.
The bureau discovered the valuables after Solangi told the team that arrested him that they will be able to find the assets at his residence.
The valuables include Rs31.5 million in cash, prize bonds worth Rs1.8 million, gold bars worth 100 tolas, gold jewellery, precious watches and other valuables.
The accused told the bureau that he was given these assets for safekeeping.
NAB learned during preliminary interrogations that Solangi had been collecting millions of rupees as monthly bribes from various Departmental heads. Documents recovered from his residence also confirmed this.
Solangi has been serving as the PS to secretaries of the local government department for over a decade. He has been remanded into NAB custody.
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Apr 19, 2018 05:45pm
What goes around comes around. . .
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Apr 19, 2018 05:46pm
Wonderful start from a tip of a large iceberg. Good work NAB, keep it up with Godspeed.
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Apr 19, 2018 05:46pm
NAB can find thousand of Solangi's, nab them too please...
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Apr 19, 2018 05:46pm
What about the main accused- Secretary?
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Apr 19, 2018 05:48pm
All black and looted money is hidden in corrupt government's officers residents - recover all such money and return back to SC for the welfare of the poor and the needy people.
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Apr 19, 2018 05:51pm
Who is this guy again - a nobody with so much wealth - wonder how much others are hiding in their closets.
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Apr 19, 2018 05:56pm
From which province he belongs.
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Apr 19, 2018 06:12pm
Shame on such person.
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Apr 19, 2018 06:19pm
Lucky guy! Now all he has to do is pay 2 % penalty to the government (and perhaps another 2 % to some of the officials) and 96 % of all the looted wealth will turn form black money to legal and taxed income! That's a win-win solution all around - Only in Pakistan.
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Apr 19, 2018 06:44pm
Imagine what they would find at secretary's residence or his boss's residence if they were raided?
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Apr 19, 2018 06:51pm
cleanse the corrupters and set an exemplary punishment masses are not getting access to basic essentials health and clean water
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Apr 19, 2018 06:59pm
Unbelievable the amount of money involved, just shows the level of corruption out there, this is why eradicating corruption is number one priority.
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Apr 19, 2018 06:59pm
The corrupt need to be rooted out for one and for all, number one priority.
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Apr 19, 2018 07:02pm
Corruption and bribery to be found in every nook and cranny of government and beyond . A great purging is needed .Hope NAB will not stop until this menace is eradicated
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Apr 19, 2018 07:32pm
Congratulation to NAB for such an act in Sind. Hopefully Solangi will disclose who gave him such an amount for safekeeping
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Apr 19, 2018 07:33pm
Good catch
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Apr 19, 2018 07:35pm
And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Apr 19, 2018 08:07pm
Run for your lives. NAB is coming.
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Apr 19, 2018 08:23pm
Now NAB is coming to the most corrupt regional
party PPP of Pakistan after PML-N.
Severe accountability is needed.
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Apr 19, 2018 08:23pm
"The accused told the bureau that he was given these assets for safekeeping." - Such an innocent person.
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Apr 19, 2018 08:56pm
@SK It's not going to happen that way - the guy will be punished.
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Apr 19, 2018 09:14pm
If NAB done his job swiftly then recovered this types of money in daily routine. Today recovered assests not a big thing.
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Apr 19, 2018 10:27pm
Give his 15year jail for theft and destroying public trust
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Apr 19, 2018 11:02pm
A titly bitly Secretary had so much hidden ill gotten dirty money. Imagine how much Zardari and his ministers,MNA and MPA and so called leader of Opposition may be hiding in Pakistan and abroad.
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Apr 19, 2018 11:27pm
Pakistan following the footsteps of Modi. Good step forward for a clean economy.
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Apr 20, 2018 12:25am
Bribe takers and money launderers, especially government employees only one punishment - automatic long custodial punishment and cease all their property and assets!
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Apr 20, 2018 02:14am
Not surprised
That’s why we are 3rd world
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Apr 20, 2018 04:37am
Safe keeping??? Must be a very honest man. Sadiq and Ameen!!!
I am sure this is only a small portion of the corruption that this man has been involved in. It would only be his share as a PS. The real amounts would have gone upwards to the officials he reports to. Get them now!!!
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Apr 20, 2018 06:28am
Confiscate his and his group properties and money. And prison those culprits they have hurt the country and people. Shame on them
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Apr 20, 2018 01:23pm
This is just tip of the iceberg. Sind government is corrupt to the core.
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