Lahore: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister for mines & minerals Zia Ullah Afridi has been arrested for misappropriation of funds and misuse of authority by provincial Ehtesab Commission after gathering of enough evidences for the arrest. Zia Ullah Afridi is politically affiliated with PAkistan Tehrek-e-Insaf.
According to the provincial Ehtesab Commission as per the evidences and proofs attained ,Zia Ullah Afridi is involved in misappropriation of funds that has caused loss worth billions of Rupees to the provincial government.
The minister would be presented before the Ehtesab Court for further legal action with evidence suggesting illegal use of authority , misappropriation of funds ,favouritism in appointments and transfers in the department.
It would be worth important to mention here that the DG Mines and minerals is already under arrest and undergoing the investigation in the same case by Ehtesab Commission Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.