Abdul Haye Dasti says seized money was sent by his sister
- By Sheeraz Soomro -
- Mar 03, 2023
LAHORE: Former Punjab government adviser Sardar Abdul Haye Dasti on Friday said the money recovered by anti-corruption from his house was sent by his sister, living abroad, ARY News reported.
On March 1, an Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Punjab team recovered Rs120.5 million from Sardar Abdul Haye Dasti’s house during raid.
In his statement to the anti-corruption Punjab, Abdul Haye said the recovered amount was sent to him by his sister from abroad.
The former lawmaker has been asked to submit a money trail of the money recovered from his house. It may be noted that Dasti is accused of corruption in an FIR registered by the anti-corruption team and an investigation was underway against him.
The raid at Dasti’s house was led by Anti-Corruption Punjab Additional Director General Waqas Hasan.
The raid was carried out after obtaining a search warrant from the court. However, the former adviser was not present in the house.