LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested a police official for stealing 2kg gold from the public treasury.

ACE Director General Rai Manzoor Nasir told a presser on Monday that 2kg gold, Rs2.1 million and 300 riyals had been recovered from suspected land grabber Mansha Bam during investigation against him.

The recovered gold and amount was kept in the public treasury under the custody of ASI Mubashir Iqbal. Later, Iqbal stole the gold and cash and on Monday the ACE arrested him and registered a case against him.

Mr Nasir said a target of three months had been set for resolving 200 important cases on which reports sought from all regional directorates. “Action will also be taken against government employees who have made assets beyond their means. Our job is to curb corruption, not to humiliate the citizens. Strict action will be taken against the officers who have registered bogus FIRs against innocent people,” the DG said.

He said necessary changes were being made in the anti-corruption laws and rules to enhance the efficiency of the department, and the services of a legal firm also being hired for the purpose.

“Specialists will be hired for the use of modern technology for white-collar crimes and mega financial scandals,” Mr Nasir said and added the government would provide 80 kanals of land in Lahore where the ACE head office and regional directorates of Lahore would be set up.

Published in Dawn,May 10th, 2022