Nadia Hussain
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched an inquiry against model-turned-actor Nadia Hussain under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) after accusing her of making “unfounded and baseless allegations” against FIA officials.
The inquiry stems from the arrest of Hussain’s husband, Atif Muhammad Khan, who was taken into custody by the FIA on March 8 in connection with an embezzlement case during his tenure as CEO of Al-Falah Securities.
According to an FIA press statement issued on Friday, the criminal investigation was initiated following a complaint from the chairman of the Al-Falah Securities board of directors.
As part of the investigation, FIA officials raided Hussain’s residence in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Friday night and seized her mobile phone.
Shahzad Haider, Additional Director of the FIA Cyber Crime Reporting Centre Karachi, confirmed that the agency received information from its zonal office that Hussain had accused the FIA Karachi director of bribery.
The FIA spokesperson for the Karachi Zone stated that a thorough investigation revealed that Atif Muhammad Khan had embezzled Rs540 million from Al-Falah Securities CLSA Pvt Ltd. The spokesperson further claimed that Khan had misused his position as CEO and was involved in criminal breach of trust, falsification of accounts, fraud, and forgery.
While her husband remained in custody, Hussain took to Instagram on Wednesday to post a series of videos. In the videos, she alleged that a man, posing as an FIA official, had attempted to extort Rs30 million from her in exchange for her husband’s bail.
Hussain shared screenshots of conversations and voice notes she claimed were sent by the individual, who demanded Rs5 million in cash within 15 minutes and the remaining amount the next day.
Hussain stated that she initially believed the man was a genuine FIA official but later realized he was an impersonator. She further revealed that she had reported the incident to the FIA and planned to approach NADRA to inquire how her family’s phone numbers were easily accessible to the fraudster.
In response, the FIA Karachi spokesperson acknowledged the existence of the scammer, confirming that the individual was a “fraudster using the photo of a senior FIA official as a display picture.” The FIA had advised Hussain to report the incident to its Cyber Crime Reporting Centre in Karachi.
However, the agency accused Hussain of ignoring their advice and instead making “baseless allegations” against FIA officials on social media, which is considered a punishable offense under PECA.
Despite the ongoing investigation against her, Hussain has yet to issue a public statement regarding the FIA’s inquiry.
