FIA submits details of high profile cases to SC

ISLAMABAD, June 2: The Supreme Court of Pakistan took suo-muo notice over government’s interference in investigating agencies. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has submitted details of high profile cases to the Supreme Court. The FIA responded that several cases of embezzlement in Sugar Mills against Jahangir Tareen are under investigation. FIA said that one case there is an accusation of embezzling Rs4.3b and in another case Rs2.2b. According to FIA, Jahangir Tareen and Ali Tareen are accused in other cases, adding a case of embezzlement in investment against Jahangir Tareen is also under investigation. As per FIA, Jahangir Tareen is accused of embezzling Rs3.3b in investments, adding the Chinese scandal against Jahangir Tareen is also under investigation. According to FIA, it is also investigating the EOBI corruption case. The FIA has also given details of the case against the Prime Minister and the Punjab Chief Minister. FIA said the money laundering case against Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz is under investigation, adding that a challan has been filed against Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz in a Rs16b money laundering case. According to FIA, PM Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab CM Hamza Shehbaz have not been indicted yet, adding that Salman Shehbaz Sharif, Malik Maqsood and Tahir Naqvi are absconding in the money laundering case. -NNI