ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and his brothers over their alleged involvement in money laundering and other criminal activities.
FIA Lahore has issued a summon against Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar and his brothers Muhammad Shafi Khokhar and Afzal Khokhar to probe allegations of money laundering, land grabbing, and possessing assets beyond mean,
The federal agency has summoned them to appear on 7th December and has sought an explanation over transactions involving large sums from their bank accounts. They have been asked to bring documentary evidence and have been warned of action over non-compliance.
Yesterday, an anti-corruption court in Lahore granted interim bail to Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar and former MPA Raja Arshad till 10th December in a corruption and tax evasion case.
The court also summoned the relevant record from the Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) who booked them over charges of corruption and tax evasion.
He is accused of causing loss to the national exchequer due to non-payment of property tax on the allotment of a plot in Nawab Town. The case was filed on the recommendations of Lahore’s deputy commissioner.
Former PML-N MPA Afzal Khokhar was arrested from the Supreme Court Lahore registry in December 2018 for allegedly occupying a piece of land illegally but was released on bail the next day.
The Excise and Taxation Department’s director-general had provided the asset details of Khokhar brothers to the ACE. The Khokhar brothers have a total of seven properties in the province including the Khokhar Palace.
Saif-ul-Mulook Khokhar and Shafi Khokhar owned 21 and eleven shops respectively at Sher Ali Road. According to the FIR, a piece of land measuring 34 marlas was purchased from a citizen Tariq Mehmood which Khokhars brother illegally occupied and constructed their residence.
