PESHAWAR: Over Rs530 million have been illegally withdrawn from the Muslim Commercial Bank account of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority. The department has issued show cause notices to the bank for gross violation and embezzlement.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority has issued a show cause notice to the officials of the Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) in this regard, while 16th scale computer operator Israr Ahmed has been held responsible for the illegal transaction.
The notice stated that the said government employee was allegedly withdrawing millions of rupees from the treasury, while the bank did not seal the account despite the merger of the department.
According to sources, a suspicious transaction of Rs 539 million was made from the bank account, in which the involvement of bank staff is also suspected.
The Directorate of Tourist Services wrote in the letter that Muslim Commercial Bank did not follow government rules and regulations and did not impose a debit lock on the account despite a case in court.
According to sources, there were Rs530 million in the account in May 2023, while only Rs8 million remained in July 2023.
Millions of rupees were withdrawn in two months, while the money was deposited in the government treasury as a bank guarantee for private tour operators.
It was further revealed that the bank account was not even audited. An explanation and response have been sought from the Muslim Commercial Bank by April 7.
