Suspended 67 officersIslamabad – Pakistani officials have stolen 40,000 tons of wheat sent to Pakistan by Russia in response to the financial crisis. Pakistan suspended 67 officers following an inquiry and issued them show cause notices. Pakistani people are protesting because there is a lack of grains, and many people are starving. In such a situation, a wave of anger has spread among the public as Government employees stole the wheat sent as aid to the citizens. As many as 67 senior govt officials in Pakistan have been suspended and issued show-cause notices for allegedly stealing wheat worth billions of rupees supplied by Russia as a humanitarian gesture, people familiar with the development said https://t.co/caRxGBBUAb — Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) March 18, 2023

Source: Economic Times March 19, 2023 17:39 UTC