LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has said that it is ready to probe the properties of Pakistanis in Dubai, in a bid to crackdown on money laundering and tax evasion. The FIA Punjab said it would soon take action against those individuals who made properties outside the country in Dubai through illegal means. It said those who had purchased properties in Dubai included businessmen, bureaucrats and other powerful elements in the society. A list of 4,272 people had been prepared at the FIA Headquarters out of which over 300 people belonged to Punjab. It was added that FIA had directed teams under deputy directors in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, and Gujranwala to launch investigations. The FIA teams will investigate the 238 individuals in Lahore and check their sources of income. Sources inside FIA said they had started probing 11 such cases and would soon plan action against others. Published in Daily Times, February 20th 2018.