Pakistan, April 22 -- A major corruption and theft scandal has been uncovered at the Pakistan Steel Mills, where authorities allege that billions of rupees worth of machinery and scrap material were systematically stolen over an extended period.

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The investigation was initiated by the Federal Investigation following a complaint from the Ministry of Industries and Production. Early findings suggest a highly organised network involving internal employees, security staff, and scrap dealers working in coordination.

According to investigators, valuable equipment, electrical cables, scrap metal, and other infrastructure components were regularly removed from the facilit...