KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) informed a court on Tuesday that MNAs and senators of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement were involved in illegally transferring money out of the country.
An anti-terrorism court was hearing a money laundering case against MQM founder Altaf Hussain and others.
An FIA investigation officer submitted a report to the court wherein it was maintained that the MQM’s charity wing, the Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation, was used for illegal use of funds.
It further read that the MQM’s parliamentarians and a deputy mayor belonging to the party were involved in money laundering.
The FIA officer told the court that his department had sought information from Rangers and other law-enforcement agencies for the investigation.
Besides, he added, the authorities in the UK and the UAE had also been contacted for the data of bank transactions.
