LAHORE – In connection with alleged money laundering in the Panama Papersscandal, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday filed acomplaint against former federal minister Chaudhry Moonis Elahi and hisfather Chaudhry Parvez Elahi.link
Offshore companies that the president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)and the former federal minister held were made public by the Panama Papers,the FIA says.
FIA had gathered evidences in order to file a case against the formerPunjab chief minister and his son.
Parvez and Moonis were charged in a case brought under the laws governingfraud and money laundering with hiding billions of rupees in fivePanamanian companies.
According to FIA sources, Mr. Elahi reportedly bought businesses in Panamaand there was proof of money being illegally transferred outside.
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