Religious TV host sent on 2-day remand over charges of money laundering

Shabir Abu Talib has been handed over to FIA on two-day physical remand for further investigation

KARACHI: Karachi’s City Court sent on Wednesday a religious TV host who was arrested a day before by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) over money laundering charges on a two-day remand.

The court handed over Shabir Abu Talib, who is also associated with a religious organisation, Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan (JUP), to the FIA on a two-day physical remand to investigate charges of money laundering to the amount of Rs800 million.

Earlier, the investigating body produced the accused before the court under strict security and requested it to hand over the accused on physical remand so the case could be investigated in detail.

The court accepted the request and directed the prosecution to produce the accused, along with all the material evidence, before the court at the next hearing.

The FIA arrested Talib on Tuesday from his residence in Karachi’s Clifton neighbourhood over charges of money laundering.

The investigating body maintains that the accused had been involved in money laundering for many years, a practice he started during his employment at a money exchange company.