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The ACE Punjab operates under the administrative jurisdiction of the Chief Secretary, ensuring alignment with government protocols and directives in addressing corruption-related matters within the province. [2] The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab is organized into multiple wings to efficiently manage its operations and functions.
It is a high level statutory functionary, created to address grievances of the public against ministers, legislators, administration and public servants in issues related to misuse of power, mal-administration and corruption. It was first formed under the Punjab Lokpal Act-1996, and approved by the president of India.
The autonomous Princely State of Bahawalpur adopted its own version of the act, namely the Bahawalpur Prevention of Corruption Act, 1950. In 1955, an accord was signed between Nawab Sadeq Mohammad Khan V and Lt Gen Ghulam Muhammad Malik which made the state of Bahawalpur a part of the province of West Pakistan.
The Ehtesab Act, 1997 established an Ehtesab Cell, charged with the investigation and prosecution of corruption. [1]Under the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, the NAB was established as the cell's successor, and given the additional responsibility of preventing and raising awareness of corruption. [2]
As per the Act, the institution should have both judicial and non-judicial members. Lokayukta investigates cases of corruption committed at the state level [58] and recommends action once proven. The institution of Lokpal has not yet been created at the centre, [58] although efforts have been made since 1959. Meanwhile, Lokayuktas/Lokpal have ...
The Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab called Punjab Police the most corrupt public department in the province in a 2010 report. [3] Members of the force have been involved in a number of criminal activities. In November 2017, a man was killed in a setup in Faisalabad.
The National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was an ordinance issued by the former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, on October 5, 2007. [1] It granted amnesty to politicians, political workers and bureaucrats who were accused of corruption, embezzlement, money laundering, murder, and terrorism between 1986 - 2007, the time between three states of martial law in Pakistan.
The Punjab National Bank Fraud Case relates to fraudulent letter of undertaking worth ₹12,000 crore (US$1.4 billion) issued by the Punjab National Bank at its Brady House branch in Fort, Mumbai; making Punjab National Bank liable for the amount. [1] The fraud was allegedly organized by jeweller and designer Nirav Modi.