We have always known that Imran Khan is not the Mr. Clean his supporters believe him to be. If proof were needed, his wife provided plenty of evidence. So it was no surprise that the biggest financial scam in the history of KP has occurred while Imran Khan's party PTI has been ruling the province for over twelve years.
In what is known as the Kohistan scandal, forty billion rupees were siphoned off into private bank accounts. One of the suspects is Azam Khan Swati, former federal minister in Imran's cabinet. It's easy to guess that this kind of theft could happen only with the connivance of one or more provincial ministers.
One of the looters is a clerk in the provincial works department. His front man is a dumper truck driver who was found to be in the possession of four billion rupees in cash and property. I suppose Pakistani mothers should now pray that their sons become clerks and dumper drivers instead of engineers or doctors.
Even though part of the looted money has been recovered, it's doubtful if the real culprits (those in the government) will ever be caught. But at least the people of KP know how corrupt their rulers are and will be careful next time they vote.
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