ISLAMABAD – Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned Dr Sagheeramong ten senior members of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in anotification issued on Monday in what comes as an important development inmoney laundering probe against MQM founder.
MQM founder who has been living in self-imposed exile in London since 1992is facing a money laundering probe which at a time was pursued by multiplesecurity departments including Scotland Yard of Britain.
Dr Sagheer has been summoned by the authority to appear at 11:00am onFebruary 15, 2018 at Counter Terrorism Wing/FIA Headquarters in the federalcapital
*A copy of the notification issued by FIA today*
The inspector in the case has warned the leaders of punishment inaccordance with the law in case of non-compliance with the order.
Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Tahir, Rauf Mughal, ManzoorAhmed, Muhammad Irfan, Rafeeq Rajput, Kamal Siddique and Kaiful Warra arethe other members who have been summoned.
The British investigative agency had dropped money laundering probe againstMQM founder in October 2016 however, the case continues with FIA.
According to a notification issued today, the agency has summoned tenleaders of the political organisation which is chased by allegations ofillegal foreign funding and covert support of anti-Pakistan forcesincluding Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of India.
The notification reads that Dr Sagheer among ten MQM members are summonedto appear before FIA team and answer questions concerning MQM founder andhis assets.
He was arrested by Scotland Yard in June 2014 and was released in the daysthat followed, not unlike the nabbing and interrogations after that.