KP Government Claims Evidence of Billions in Corruption Against Sohail Afridi

PESHAWAR:The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has claimed to have obtained evidence of corruption and financial irregularities worth billions of rupees against ousted Chief Minister Sohail Afridi.

According to the provincial government, Sohail Afridi is currently in protective custody and is in safe hands, where he is being properly looked after.

The government further claimed that evidence of billions of rupees in alleged corruption and irregularities had been obtained against him. Arrest warrants have also reportedly been issued, but he has not yet been arrested.

The KP government said records had been sought from all provincial departments and that, following preliminary investigations, the cases would be referred to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and the Anti-Corruption Department.

It added that alleged corruption and irregularities in the Sehat Card programme were also being examined.

Meanwhile, the provincial government claimed that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman was unhappy because he had not been given a share in the current technocratic government setup.

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