Dollars Hoarding Investigation, 88 People Arrested : Rashid

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said a campaign has been started against dollars hoarding. He said 88 people have been arrested as part of this drive.

The Minister said we have also ordered to initiate audit inquiry against five mega exchange companies in this regard.

He said to deal with the foreign funding, action will be taken against those NGOs who are operating under covert services.

Responding to a question, he said Pakistan is going through a crucial time since its existence. He said peace in Afghanistan is important for Pakistan.

Addressing a presser in Islamabad, Sheikh Rasheed said 47 out of 88 have been booked. Strict action against hoarding of dollars is underway across the country, he added.

The interior minister said that we have taken a decision to conduct an audit of five companies dealing in dollars. We have also decided to establish a desk in this context on the orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Terming the issuance of a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate as an attempt to dent the hard work of the NCOC, the interior minister said that the government has ordered FIA to take strict action against the people involved in this act.

He said Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked to bury Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan in the limits of Faisal Mosque. But the family members of the deceased Pakistani nuclear scientist denied. They buried him at the graveyard of F-8 sector of Islamabad.

Rasheed said a few NGOs in Pakistan are working on the foreign funding against the state. “We have also taken information about 91 NGOs,” he added.

On the Afghanistan situation, he said peace in Afghanistan will ensure peace in Pakistan. Islamabad is also going through a critical time in history, he said.