Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) representatives told the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday that they have completed a confidential report of the PTI prohibited funding case.
SHC has given a month’s deadline to the federal sgency to file a report regarding it's allegations of illegal foreign funding against former governor Imran Ismail, and other PTI leaders including Najeeb Haroon and Seema Zia.
An SHC bench heared the petitions filed by former governor Imran Ismail, Najeeb Haroon and Seema Zia against the FIA inquiry related to the PTI prohibited funding case.
The FIA representative, while submitting its reply, said that the inquiry team has completed the investigation and prepared a confidential report. The inquiry report has been sent to the FIA Karachi director for further action and instructions.
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The court sought a progress report from the FIA in a month.
The PTI leaders stated in the petition filed that the three bank accounts on the basis of which the inquiry was being conducted against the petitioners were closed.
They claimed that an illegal inquiry has been initiated against the petitioners due to malice. The notice issued by FIA should be declared null and void. The inquiry initiated against the petitioners should be terminated and the FIA should be restrained from issuing any order till the final decision of petition, they said.
Meanwhile an SHC bench adjourned the hearing of the petition against the alleged illegal transfer of Saharan Cooperative Housing Society land to the builders. The petition has been filed by allottees of the residential project, in which they alleged that the union secretary of the society was illegally giving their land to another builder. During the hearing, the allottees, including women, expressed their woes and maintained that they have been threatened and injured by the builders
Published in The Express Tribune, March 20th, 2024.
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