Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ehtesab Commission has arrested Ziaullah Afridi,the Minister for Mineral Development, on charges of misuse of authority and corruption. The PTI law maker was nabbed couple of days ago but the news was not made public . He was accused of posssessing illegal assets and giving contracts to the people of his own choice.The charges against him also include illegal recruitment and transfers allegedly made by the minister.NAB claims that in 2008, 500 acres of land owned by the Mines and Minerals Department was leased for 33 years for Rs14,000 only. The land was leased in Abbotabad to a woman named Rukhsana in a agreement made by the minister’s front man Ehteshaamul Mulk which said that the profits will be shared between the two parties on a 50-50 basis. Meanwhile Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said that Afridi will have to resign from his post till he clears himself.
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