*KARACHI – A Karachi citizen, Abdul Qadir suddenly becomes* a billionaire.There is Rs2.25 billion in a bank account in his name that he never opened. Hecame to know about it as he received a letter from the FederalInvestigation Agency.
“I was out buying stuff for my stall when the FIA people left a letter forme,” he said. “When I came home, my brother told me that there’s a letterfrom the FIA in your name and you have been summoned.”
When Qadir went to the FIA office, he was astonished to know that there areRs2.25 billion in his account. They asked me what I did for the living, hesaid. “They had seen it themselves that I run a small stall and realizedthat I couldn’t have that kind of money.”
“When they showed me the signature on the back account form, I told themthat it is not mine,” he said. “I sign in Urdu and the signature theyshowed me was in English.”
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Qadir said he had opened an account once when he bought a house in SurjaniTown.
Now, there are four policemen standing outside his house. The police saythat they are there for his security.
