FIA raids Anwar Majeed’s office in Karachi

Evidence collected, computers confiscated

An Omni Group office was raided by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday.

Omni Group’s president Anwar Majeed is currently being investigated for alleged money laundering of Rs35 billion through fake accounts.

Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari, sister Faryal Talpur, former Pakistan Stock Exchange chairman Hussain Lawai and Summit Bank Senior Vice-President Taha Raza are also among the accused in the case.



According to Express, an FIA team accompanied by law enforcement agencies (LEAs) raided Majeed’s sugar mill office in the port city. The team collected evidence and confiscated computers.

In August, Sindh Rangers and FIA raided Majeed’ sugar mill in Badin. The security officials arrested at least three sugar mill employees including in-charge of information technology, accountant and administrative officer.

The FIA had taken Majeed into custody on August 15 from outside the Supreme Court where he and his family members appeared before the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, which was hearing a suo motu case pertaining to alleged money laundering of Rs35 billion through fake accounts.



Subsequently, the names of his four family members besides his own were placed on the Exit Control List on the apex court’s order.

According to the FIR registered against Lawai and others, billions of rupees were deposited into the fake accounts and subsequently transferred to beneficiaries, including the company owned by Zardari and his sister, the Zardari Group. The Zardari Group received Rs15 million of the laundered money, according to the FIR.

DG FIA takes notice of weakening rupee

Separately, Director-General FIA Bashir Memon has taken notice of rupee free falling against the dollar. He has ordered a crackdown against all illegal remittance.