TAXILA: Hazro police on Tuesday arrested a sanitation worker from the Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital for making calls to senior officials, posing as secretary to the prime minister.

A case was registered against him.

Dr Jawad Ellahi, medical superintendent of THQ Hospital Hazro, reported to police that he received acall on his mobile phone from a man who claimed to be the prime minister`s secretary and a former deputy commissioner, and asked him to depute a man as nursing supervisor of the hospital.

Dr Jawad said when he delayed the appointment due to official reasons, the suspectcalled again.

He said he got suspicious and sub-sequently contacted the PM Office to investigate the matter and found out that the caller was an impostor. He later verified the number which proved to be a sanitation worker.

The first information report (FIR) stated that the suspect also made calls to an assistant commissioner and was able to get some female nurses posted. Correspondent