Editor Report
LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has recovered massive assets from a senior bureaucrat in an ongoing corruption case.The ACE obtained a four-day extension in the physical remand of Muhammad Iqbal, son of Ahmed Masood, serving as additional deputy commissioner Revenue (ADCR) Sialkot, in a high-profile bribery investigation.According to an ACE spokesperson, the court had granted a four-day physical remand two days earlier. FIR No 46/2025 was registered on July 31, 2025, under Sections 161 and 162 of the Pakistan Penal Code. The accused was arrested on August 1, 2025, and initially placed on a five-day physical remand.On August 2, investigators recovered a Land Cruiser (ARE-054) from the accused, allegedly taken from a complainant for personal use. On August 6, further recoveries included a luxury Rolex watch, cash reportedly received as bribe, and original ownership documents of two commercial plots (39 and 40, CA area). The authorities also seized Rs6.825 million, allegedly received for the purchase of a house in DHA, and Rs49.15 million suspected to be linked to corruption.An ACE official said partial recoveries have been made, and further investigation is required to trace and recover the remaining assets. The accused was produced before the court with a request for an extension of his physical remand to complete the probe.
