The FIA revealed on Thursday that they had detained Iftikhar Rasool Ghumman, a Security chief to former Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a case of “money laundering.”
The Anti-Money Laundering Cell (AMLC) of the agency identified and apprehended two gang members involved in unlawful money laundering in Lahore.
According to FIA officials, Ghumman, together with Qaisar Mushtaq and Asim Hussain, was running a fictitious international money-laundering network.
According to the FIA officials, the agency had exposed the entire network, detained the people engaged in money laundering via Hundi and Hawala, and revealed that the racket had been illegally transferring billions of rupees to other nations.
The FIA also found that the ring was transferring money to foreign nations through over 40 fake firms.
Security Chief Ghuman
According to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sources:
Ghumman is a renowned party leader with established international business interests in many countries and approved by the party to control imports and exports.
A notification (No CS/CO/078/2020) signed by PTI Chief Organiser Saifullah Khan Nyazee issued on September 30, 2020, to that effect.
The PTI chief strongly condemned the detention, alleging that individuals close to him were facing harassment, abduction, and torture.
Imran Khan’s Tweets
In his tweets, Imran said: “When Ali Amin was abducted, the DPO told sessions judge in DIK [Dera Ismail Khan] that he would take a contempt charge but had to take custody of Ali Amin as orders came from above.
Furthermore, Fawad Chaudhry, Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, also criticised Ghumman’s detention.
Additionally, he accused PTI leaders and employees were facing targeted retaliation.
Furthermore, He claimed that Khan’s security chief was abducted in a fabricated case.
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