ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday has told the court that there is no need to arrest Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen in sugar scandal case yet.
During the proceedings, Jahangir Tareen has requested to withdraw his bail petition over which, the court dismissed the case and directed to inform before taking any action in this regard. Earlier, the sessions court had extended interim bail of Jahangir Tareen and his son Ali Tareen in money laundering and sugar scandal cases.
The court asked the FIA about why the inquiry into the matter was not completed? If your agency does not want to investigate, let us know, the judge said.
Meanwhile, deputy director told that an FIA officer was transferred over which, the court remarked that show-cause notice was issued to the person who carried out this transfer. How could you change the investigator while the investigation was still going on? the judge reprimanded.
Days earlier, Tareen’s sugar mills on Tuesday challenged the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) audit notice in LHC. The tax collecting body and other officials have been cited as respondents in a petition filed in the court. After a preliminary hearing, the high court restrained the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) from taking a final decision on its audit notice issued to the sugar mills.–Agencies
