ISLAMABAD – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Karachi, has launched an inquiry into alleged corruption and corrupt practices in the Sindh Public Service Commission’s Combined Competitive Examination 2023 (CCE-2023) and summoned a senior official of the commission to appear before its investigation team with comprehensive records relating to the examination. According to a confidential call-up notice dated October 8, 2026, NAB has taken cognizance of a complaint concerning alleged irregularities in the examination under Section 18(b) of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999. The notice was issued under Section 19 of the ordinance and addressed to the Secretary of the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC), Hyderabad.
The bureau has directed the secretary to nominate an officer of at least BPS-18, familiar with the relevant laws, rules and regulations, to appear before NAB Karachi on October 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. The nominated officer has been instructed to bring certified copies of all relevant documents and provide a detailed explanation of the records submitted to the inquiry team. NAB has sought the laws, rules, regulations and directives governing the examination, including the eligibility criteria for candidates, quota policies, departmental requisitions, screening tests, written examinations, viva voce and interviews. The bureau has also demanded detailed reports explaining how candidates’ merit positions and allocations were determined, along with the applicable rules and complete formula-based calculations used in the process. The inquiry team has specifically requested a comprehensive breakdown of all vacancies announced for CCE-2023, classified according to quotas, cadres and groups.
The commission has been directed to provide the information in the prescribed format attached to the notice as Annexure-A, Table-C, in Microsoft Word, Excel and PDF formats. NAB has also sought the calculations used to determine quotas for all available vacancies. In addition, the bureau has demanded complete details of the members of the interview committees and panels, including their names, CNIC numbers, designations, appointment dates, joining dates and charge relinquishment dates, where applicable. The commission must also clarify whether the panel members were existing members of the commission, co-opted subject specialists or individuals appointed in other capacities. Appointment notifications, joining reports and charge relinquishment reports have also been requested. Significantly,
NAB has demanded the interview assessment sheets and files of every candidate, along with video recordings of each candidate’s interview. These records will form part of the material available to investigators as they examine the procedures followed during the examination and the basis on which candidates were assessed. The notice warns that failure to provide the requested information or comply with the directions could be treated as a deliberate attempt to obstruct, mislead, jeopardise or defeat the inquiry. It further cautions that those responsible could face prosecution under Section 31 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999, with punishment stated in the notice as extending up to ten years. The notice was signed by Assistant Director (Coordination) Sana Ullah on behalf of the Director of Investigation Wing-I, NAB Karachi. The inquiry concerns allegations of corruption and corrupt practices in the CCE-2023 examination. The notice does not establish guilt on the part of any particular official or candidate, and the allegations remain subject to investigation.