Linchpin in money laundering case arrested from Jeddah
JIT will depart for Saudi Arabia soon.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – In a major development in case pertaining to alleged money laundering worth billions through myriad fake bank accounts in connivance with bankers to alleged beneficiaries including Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur, Interpol has arrested the chief financial officer Aslam Masood—the linchpin character of mega-scam—from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah.
This was revealed by senior analyst and anchorperson Kamran Khan in his widely watched show Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath.
Arrangements are being finalized to shift Masood to Pakistan. A senior official, on condition of anonymity, stated that Masood’s statement will either make or break fake accounts/money laundering case.
Sources privy to all these developments revealed that either two or three sugar mills owned by the Omni Group will be confiscated by the banks under a settlement [Omni Group has been declared defaulter by the banks over its failure to pay outstanding loans].
The JIT—constituted on apex orders of apex court—have sought details of agreements inked between Sindh govt and Engro Group to extract coal from Tharparkar. JIT is also seeking particulars of funds being provided to Engro Group by Murad-led Sindh govt. Besides, JIT is also demanding details of dozens of other contracts awarded by Sindh govt to various conglomerates.
Dunya News special investigation correspondent Ikhtiar Khokar stated that officials of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will depart to Saudi Arabia in a day or two to interrogate and bring Aslam Masood back to Pakistan.
