Man posing as ISI official, friend arrested

PESHAWAR:

Police arrested a man on Monday for masquerading as an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official to blackmail the owner of a money exchange in the city. His accomplice was also taken into custody. SP Kashif Zulfiqar said Fazal Rahim called Muhammad Khan, a foreign exchange trader at Deans Trade Centre, and introduced himself as a colonel of ISI.

“He told [Muhammad Khan] that he had proof that he had links with terrorists,” the official said. When Rahim visited his office along with his friend Inam Ali, he introduced himself as a major of the intelligence agency.

“He told the owner of the money exchange and the staff present at the shop that he had solid proof that Muhammad Khan had links with terrorists,” Zulfiqar said.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 1^st, 2016.