Pakistan Ex PM Imran Khan Booked For Receiving Illegal Foreign Funding
NDTV
According to the FIR, Pakistan's former ruling party leaders violated Foreign Exchange Act and were beneficiaries of suspicious bank accounts
Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and other senior leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party were booked by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) today for allegedly receiving prohibited funding from abroad.
The case was filed by the state through FIA's Corporate Banking Circle in Islamabad. According to the first information report (FIR), one Arif Masood Naqvi, who is the owner of Wooton Cricket Limited, transferred "ill-gotten" money to a bank account registered under the name of the PTI, the Dawn newspaper reported.
"The purpose stated in the SWIFT messages of the transactions is 'agreed transfer' to disguise the true nature, origin, location, movement and ownership of these funds," the complaint said.
According to the FIR, the former ruling party leaders violated the Foreign Exchange Act and were declared as beneficiaries of suspicious bank accounts.
