The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) booked over ten officials, as well as, contractors of the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) in a mega corruption scam of over Rs 1 billion on Wednesday, according to Dawn.

According to the ACE, in 2021, the MCL officers, along with the contractors spent Rs 520 million on cattle markets. Additionally, in 2022, the cost of setting up cattle markets surged to Rs 1.7 billion, Dawn reported. 'Later, the MCL employees colluded with the contractors and made payments of millions of rupees by creating fake records and bills," ACE said.