Pakistan | Electricity Company Official Arrested While Accepting Bribe | CUAC

Civil Union – Follow-up Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Sajid Farooq, a Line Superintendent (LS-I) at the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) in Chakwal, after he was caught red-handed accepting a bribe. The FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle in Islamabad carried out the operation on Friday under the supervision of a judicial magistrate in Chakwal. The official was caught with 25,000 Pakistani rupees, which he had received from a complainant. The Federal Investigation Agency said the seized amount consisted of five 5,000-rupee banknotes. A case was registered against the official under provisions of Pakistani law relating to bribery and corruption. Authorities are continuing their investigation to determine whether other IESCO employees were also involved in the case. Source: Associated Press of Pakistan (APP)