Tag: Fia

PEMRA, FIA conduct crackdown against illegal Indian DTH

LAHORE: The Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) with assistance from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and customs department conducted a crackdown against illegal Indian...

Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed’s son Nimar released

KARACHI: Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed's son Nimar Majeed was released by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Sunday. “Nimar has been released on court...

FIA fails to arrest Shahid Masood in raid at his residence

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday raided the residence of the anchor Shahid Masood who is absconding in the Pakistan Television (PTV) corruption...

FIA launches crackdown against illegal DTH businesses

--517 dishes confiscated, 13 persons held in different cities --Online stores continue selling illegal equipment as authorities target physical markets LAHORE: On the orders of the Supreme...

FIA arrests eight for selling illegal DTHs

FAISALABAD/CHINIOT: The Federal Investigation agency arrested eight accused over selling illegal DTHs (Direct-To-Home) licenses during separate actions here on Saturday. The FIA spokesman said that...

‘Disappearance’ of Omni Group’s sugar worth billions turns CJP’s mood sour

--Chief Justice Nisar criticises FIA over negligence after being informed that sugar worth Rs11bn went missing from mills owned by Anwar Majeed --FIA arrests Anwar...

Education minister says ‘impersonator asking favours in his name’

ISLAMABAD: Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood said on Friday that an impersonator was making phone calls in various educational institutions of Lahore and...

PM’s sister among Pakistanis who own properties in Dubai

Several prominent political figures and government officials, including Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan, own benami properties in Dubai, a report submitted by...

Fake bank accounts: Laundryman summoned by JIT over shady transaction

After a falooda vendor, a school teacher and a dead man, a fake company was found after a laundryman's name in Karachi, a private media...

Shahid Masood flees court after judge rejects pre-arrest bail

ISLAMABAD: TV anchorperson and Pakistan Television (PTV) former chairman Dr Shahid Masood on Thursday escaped the premises of a special court of the Federal Investigation...

SC summons 20 Pakistanis who own foreign properties

--FIA report says estimated worth of properties owned by 894 Pakistanis in UAE is around $100bn --35 politicians, close aides among people who own expensive...

FIA says record number of cyber crimes reported in 2018

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday disclosed that reported cybercrimes, specially the harassment and blackmailing of women, have seen a surge during the ongoing...

FIA seeks time for filing reply on Anwar Majeed’s plea

KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sought more time for filing a reply on a petition filed by Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed, who...

Fake news about arrest in Pakistan rattles US blogger Cynthia Ritchie

A local media outlet in Pakistan reported a fake news story about the arrest of a US blogger by the officials of Federal Investigation...

Five money laundering accused flee abroad

Five out of 23 accused in the money laundering through fake accounts case have fled the country, media reports said Monday. According to the details,...

FIA team offloads US citizen from flight

ISLAMABAD: A Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team offloaded a US citizen from a private airline’s flight for staying beyond the prescribed time. Etha Dan, a US...

Economic policies of PTI govt have failed: Khursheed Shah

SUKKUR: Senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and former opposition leader in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...