Kohistan | Pakistan

Four suspects implicated in the massive $40 billion Kohistan corruption scandal have approached the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) with requests for a plea bargain.

MANSEHRA: Body of a man, who had gone missing nearly three decades ago in the remote mountainous Spat Valley of Kolai-Palas (Kohistan) district has been recovered after the glacier that buried him melted rapidly due to unusually hot weather. “The body of a man, who was swept away by a glacier over 28 years ago, has been found by locals after the massive glacier melted in recent days,” district police officer Amjad Hussain told reporters on Monday. According to locals, the deceased, identified as Naseerudden, was buried under the glacier along with his horse while returning from Allai area of Battagram. They said the man was associated with cattle trade. His body was found intact and still recognisable, and his national identity card was also recovered from his clothing. “A group of visitors spotted the body and informed nearby villagers, who buried it at a local site and later informed the bereaved family,” DPO Hussain said. He said Naseerudden had left behind a daughter and a son, who were still alive and cu...

In a significant breakthrough in the multi-billion-rupee corruption case from Kohistan, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has accepted a plea bargain request submitted by the prime accused, Muhammad Ayub.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned PTI leader and former federal minister Azam Swati on June 23 in connection with an ongoing investigation into the Kohistan corruption scandal.

The Accountant General (AG) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has flagged numerous suspicious individuals and questionable bank accounts allegedly tied to major financial misconduct in the Rs40 billion Kohistan corruption case.