*LAHORE: NAB has kicked off inquiry against *former Director-General of Punjab Public Relations Raja Jahangir Anwar who is also Secretary of Information of Punjab.
The inquiry against the top Punjab government official comes days after NAB arrested former DG LDA Ahad Cheema.
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned details of Jahangir from the provincial government and sent a letter to the Chief Secretary of Punjab. Jahangir is a grade 18 officer who inhabits the seat of a grade 20 officer. Multiple officers in the Public Relations office were senior to Jahangir but worked under his directions.
Sources reveal that the inquiry is instated over allegations of corruption and misuse of authority and official designation. Jahangir has been directed to provide all records related to the corruption.
Jahangir was endowed with two official public offices. NAB’s inquiry is lodged with regards to Jahangir’s DGPR tenure.