SED, AG officials flick Rs 200 million on fake bills

KARACHI: Officials of the Sindh Education Department (SED) with the connivance of the Sindh accountant general (AG) office have successfully withdrawn at least Rs 200 million under the head of arrears on fake and bogus bills, Daily Times has learnt.

Sources said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), anti-corruption department; education secretary and the Sindh chief minister were informed about the withdrawal of such a huge amount on fake and bogus bills, however, action is yet to be taken.There are more than 247 fake bills which were cleared by the staff of Sindh AG with a total payment of Rs 200 million despite ban on claims of any type of arrears, sources said.

According to Sindh Accountant General Schools Directorate's official correspondence, "Various correspondence letters with your office has been done since me taking over as director School Education, Karachi and I regret to state that despite all out efforts by the undersigned, the flow of irregularities in Accountant General Sindh has not stopped and billions of rupees are being misappropriated and embezzled."