FIA constitutes 11-member team for action against sugar mafia

Author: inp

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday constituted an 11-member team for action on the report submitted by the sugar commission.

FIA Islamabad chief Dr Moeen Masood will be the head of team, sources privy to the development said. The team will investigate the matter of illegally exporting sugar to Afghanistan while it will also find evidence regarding money laundering.

On July 27, Prime Minister Imran Khan had ordered authorities to launch a crackdown against sugar mafia in light of the sugar inquiry commission report. The prime minister had ordered Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to launch an investigation against sugar barons in light of the sugar inquiry commission report. The premier had also directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to conduct an audit of all sugar mills across the country. In this connection, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Mirza Shahzad Akbar had also forwarded a formal letter to governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Competition Commission of Pakistan and chief secretaries of three provinces.

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