KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Saturday sought reply from top officials of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a case pertaining to money laundering through Khidmat-e-Khalaq Foundation (KKF) and expressed annoyance at FIA team for its absence in the hearing. The court expressed displeasure over the absence of FIA and remarked that FIA has set an example of negligence in an important case. The court sought reply from FIA’s Additional Director General Bakhtiar Channa, Aijaz Shaikh and Mohammad Raees by April 19. The FIA in its request had sought orders from the court for carrying out raids at Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM’s) offices and some banks for investigation of the money laundering case. The court had issued arrest warrants of MQM founder Altaf Hussain, Tariq Mir, Nadeem Nusrat, Khawaja Suhail Mansoor, Rehan Mansoor and Babar Ghouri in money laundering case.

Source: Pakistan Today April 13, 2019 16:07 UTC