First Time In Punjab’s History: Over 600 Cor...

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• LAHORE : In a first in the history of Punjab, the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested more than 600 corrupt elements in a single province-wide mega crackdown, marking the largest and most indiscriminate operation against corruption ever launched in the province.
• The historic drive has been launched under the zero-tolerance policy against corruption and corrupt elements of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, and is being directly supervised by Director General Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab Sohail Zafar Chattha.
• Corrupt elements will be arrested at all costs and brought to the court of law,” *Officials, Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab* said.

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LAHORE : In a first in the history of Punjab, the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested more than 600 corrupt elements in a single province-wide mega crackdown, marking the largest and most indiscriminate operation against corruption ever launched in the province.

The historic drive has been launched under the zero-tolerance policy against corruption and corrupt elements of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, and is being directly supervised by Director General Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab Sohail Zafar Chattha.

According to official figures compiled by Minute Mirror, this is the highest number of arrests in such a short span since the creation of the Anti-Corruption department in 1961.

*Breakdown of the Historic Operation:*

ACE has arrested a total of *597+ government servants and private facilitators*, with heavy recoveries of looted public money.

– *341 caught red-handed* while taking bribe in scientific trap raids.
– *256 arrested after inquiries* where corruption charges were proved beyond doubt.