In a case that reads like a thriller, the Abbottabad home of Qaiser Iqbal has yielded yet another fortune in illicit cash. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), in two successive operations, pulled a further Rs200 million from the residence, exposing yet another layer of a brazen financial plunder.
The total cash now recovered from the property stands at an almost unbelievable Rs1.8 billion. The scandal first erupted when investigators, acting on a tip from Iqbal’s arrested wife, discovered the motherlode: Rs1.6 billion in banknotes meticulously concealed inside ordinary paint cans.
At the heart of this multi-billion-rupee scheme is Iqbal himself, a government clerk whose ambition far outstripped his modest station. Officials allege he exploited his role in the Kohistan C&W Department, rising to head clerk and using that authority to forge documents and siphon public funds on an industrial scale. As the investigation deepens, authorities are probing a web of assets and connections, suggesting this massive fraud was far from a one-man operation.
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Kohistan corruption scandal! Another Rs 200 million recovered from mastermind’s house. This money was hidden in paint cans. pic.twitter.com/zxwFCN2sxD
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) October 30, 2025
