Money laundering case Remand of television show host extended

KARACHI:

A district and sessions court extended on Saturday the remand of a religious TV show host, Shabbir Abu Talib, in a money laundering case that was recently registered against him.

After the expiry of his remand, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) reproduced Abu Talib before the court and sought his further custody on the ground that the investigation has yet to be completed.

The district South top judge, Ahmed Saba, granted four-day extension in remand of the suspect. The FIA arrested the suspect on August 18 for his alleged involvement in illegal transfer of foreign currency worth almost Rs800 million abroad through hawala process. The case against the TV personality, who is also said to be affiliated with a religio-political party, was registered under the Pakistan Penal Code and the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 23^rd, 2015.