The Federal Investigation Company (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle has unearthed a serious fraud within the Federal Treasury Workplace (FTO) Islamabad, the place officers allegedly issued stamp papers by unlawful means and did not deposit stamp charges, courtroom charges, and international invoice revenues into the nationwide treasury.
In line with the FIA, a case has been registered towards 71 officers, staff, and stamp distributors, together with Senior Auditor Adil Maqbool, after large-scale monetary irregularities have been detected throughout the FTO.
The FIR consists of sections associated to fraud, forgery, legal breach of belief, and offences below the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
FIA officers confirmed {that a} late-night crackdown, led by Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi, resulted within the arrest of 20 suspects, whereas raids are ongoing to apprehend the remaining accused.
Investigators mentioned the group used faux and bogus licenses to acquire stamp papers from the treasury.
Via cast documentation, the suspects generated 2,638 faux TR-32 challans, inflicting a lack of over Rs 296.4 million to the nationwide exchequer.
The FIR was reportedly registered after the FIA accomplished Inquiry No. 368/2025, based mostly on proof collected from Police Station Aabpara’s earlier case document (Case No. 527/2025).
The approval for the registration of the case was given by Director FIA Islamabad Zone, Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari.
In line with the FIR, an in depth forensic audit overlaying the final 10 years can be performed to find out the entire monetary loss.
The investigation may also look at the roles of ADC-R Imtiaz Janjua, Superintendent Muhammad Arshad, and several other different officers from the FTO and DRA branches.
The inquiry crew, led by SHO Shams Khan Gondal below Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi’s supervision, is continuous its probe to determine everybody concerned within the fraud community.
