Millions found in accounts of four working class Larkana citizens

Author: Jamal Dawoodpoto

LARKANA: Millions of rupees were found in bank accounts of four poor citizens of Larkana.

Reportedly, these accounts were opened in Silk Bank and Sindh Bank. Four citizens grew extremely worried and held press conferences at Larkana Press Club on Tuesday after a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raid.

Zulfiqar Shaikh, Ghulam Ali Jakhro, Khalid Shaikh and Rizwan Shaikh claimed that they had given their educational qualification documents and paid some money to Bakrani Taluka Municipal’s deputy accountant Shahban Shaikh and cashier Mushtaque Soomro because they promised them jobs. They said that the two men opened fake bank accounts in their names with the help of their CNICs. All four of the citizens said that they did not know that bank accounts had been registered in their names.

According to details, Zulfiqar Shaikh’s account had Rs:4,56,00,000, Ghulam Ali Jakhro’s had Rs1,85,00,000, Khalid Shaikh account had Rs98,00,000 while Rizwan Shaikh’s account had Rs 2,50,00,000. Moreover, the four men said that they only got to know about the deposits when NAB conducted a surprise raid and informed them that they had millions in their name according to bank records.

Furthermore, the four men told the media that they were being intimidated and pressurized by the two officials to remain quiet. They also claimed that they were being threatened. “We are poor, simple people who have little influence but the accused men are powerful because they have political backing,” they said.

They appealed to Chief Justices of Pakistan and Sindh to order a thorough probe into the matter and give them justice.

Published in Daily Times, November 21^st 2018.