ISLAMABAD - Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) yesterday arrested two Director Generals (DGs) of Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI) who are facing alleged corruption charges amounting to millions.
An official of FIA said that Wahid Khurshid and Najam ul Saqib, both DG EOBI, were arrested after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) cancelled their pre-arrest bails.
Both accused allegedly misused their official positions and illegally enhanced consultancy charges from Rs55.2 million to Rs141 million for SAKA Consultants. They also increased illegally project cost from Rs600 million to Rs1539 million for the builder.
Former chairman EOBI Zafer Iqbal Gondal, the main accused in the scam is already in jail. The IHC judge dismissed bail of accused after hearing arguments of both sides and both accused were arrested from the high court premises.