The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment conducted a series of raids onSaturday night in an effort to apprehend Ahmed Mujtaba, who happens to bethe brother of the former first lady, Bushra Begum. These operations werecarried out as part of an ongoing investigation into a corruption case.
These raids took place in various locations, including Sahiwal, Okara, andPakpattan, all under the cover of darkness on that Saturday night. Thefocus of the raids was on the residences of former members of provincialand national assemblies. Notably, no arrests were made during theseoperations.
Among the individuals whose houses were subjected to ACE raids were RaiHassan Nawaz and Murtaza Iqbal, both members of the National Assembly.Additionally, the residence of former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA)Naeem Ibrahim and the political leader Saleem Sadiq were also targeted bythe ACE.
Despite the extensive efforts made during these operations, the individualsin question successfully evaded arrest in each case, as indicated in astatement released by the Anti-Corruption Establishment.
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Ahmed Mujtaba has been on the radar of the ACE due to his allegedinvolvement in a corruption scandal that was initiated in 2022. The caserevolves around accusations of leasing government land through a front man,making him a person of interest in this ongoing investigation.