MQM money laundering case: FIA issues list of 726 suspects including Mayor Karachi

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday released a list of 726 suspects, including Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar, involved in money laundering through MQM’s charity wing Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF).

According to details, Anti-Terrorism wing of FIA issued a list of suspects in KKF’s money laundering scam, which bears the names of Muttahida Quami Movement’s (MQM) heavyweights.

Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar, Qamar Mansoor, Ashfaque Mangi, Tanveer-ul-Haq Thanvi and other important names were listed among the culprits.

The FIA officials told that one billion rupees will be collected from all nominated suspects in the case.

It is pertinent to mention that the case of money laundering on the pretext of KKF was surfaced last month.

As per investigations of the FIA, more than 50 MQM leaders were involved in illegal transfer of money.

Illicit transactions of billion of rupees were carried out in the name of MQM’s welfare organization and the money was reportedly sent to London, the investigation agency said.

The FIA has cautioned that suspected MQM leaders will be nabbed immediately, as the probe reaches its final phase.

Last week, above 12 MQM activists and leaders were served notices as FIA found evidences of fake entries in the bank accounts of KKF.

The government had sought information from the relevant countries in this regard and a lawyer, Barrister Toby Codman, has been appointed by the federal government in the UK.