NAB arrests ex-Red Crescent officials.

QUETTA -- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested the former provincial chairman and secretary of Red Crescent after the Balochistan High Court (BHC) rejected their application for bail before arrest in a corruption case.

BHC division bench comprising Justice Kamaran Khan Mulakhail and Justice Rozi Khan Baraich heard the application filed by former chairman Shabbir Ahmed and secretary Jehanzeb Raisani of Red Crescent, Balochistan. Jaffer Raza appeared as NAB prosecutor in the case.

According to the investigation carried out by a team of the NAB Balochistan, the accused embezzled millions of rupees. They withdrew cheques from three different accounts of Red Crescent in the name of...

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