Ex-Postmaster Gets 29 Years for Pension Fraud

A special court in Rawalpindi has handed down a 29-year rigorous imprisonment sentence to a former government employee convicted of large-scale financial misconduct.

Hamid Jaleel, previously a postmaster, was also fined more than Rs 2 million and ordered to repay Rs 21.5 million to the Pakistan Post Department.

The ruling came from the Special Central Judge following an investigation by the Anti-Corruption Circle in Islamabad. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had registered the case in 2022, accusing Jaleel of tampering with pension savings records.

According to the FIA, the accused was found to have made fraudulent entries totaling over Rs 25.2 million in pensioners’ savings books while in office. The misconduct was uncovered during internal checks, prompting a detailed inquiry and eventual legal action.