The government has appointed Narcotics Secretary Zafar Abbas Lak as the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in place of Javaid Iqbal who has been appointed the narcotics secretary. Lak is one of the accused in the ephedrine case, also involving Ali Musa Gilani, son of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani.
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in its inquiry report submitted to the Supreme Court of Pakistan alleged that Lak was trying to sabotage the enquiry process, and the Ministry of Narcotics Control had been asking the ANF to stop its enquiry and also stop proceedings in the Supreme Court. The transfers came as the ANF again summoned Ali Musa Gilani for interrogation on May 14.