From Abid Usman
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided to launch a money-laundering probe against the former federal minister and Paki-stan Muslim League-Quaid leader Moonis Elahi.
The PML-Q stalwart is accused of making properties abroad by allegedly sending money through Hundi and Hawala, the FIA said Sunday.
Moonis is the son of Pervaiz Elahi, a senior leader of the PML-Q and Pun-jab Assembly speaker. FIA sources said they have decided to formally start an investigation against the former federal minister. Moonis Elahi also reacted to the development from his Twitter handle.
It should be noted that last year, former prime minister Imran Khan had tasked the FIA to investigate the sugar crisis throughout the country and find out who benefited from it.
Subsequently, a report by the agency released last year claimed that top PTI members as well as Moonis were among those who had allegedly gained from the sugar crisis in the country. Earlier, a spokesperson for the NAB had said that there is no pending in-quiry against Moonis Elahi and termed such reports as part of propagan-da against the national graft buster.
