A major corruption scandal has been exposed at the Federal Treasury Office in Islamabad, revealing large-scale irregularities and systematic financial misconduct. According to official sources, stamp papers were unlawfully obtained from the treasury, while the stamp paper fee, court fee and foreign bills were never deposited into the national exchequer. The discovery has triggered a high-level investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency’s Anti Corruption Circle.
The FIA has registered a case against senior auditor Adil Maqbool along with seventy one officers, staff members and stamp vendors allegedly involved in the scam. The case has been filed under sections 109, 409, 420, 467 and 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code as well as section 5 subsection 2 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1947. Investigators state that the irregularities point to deep rooted collusion within multiple departments of the Federal Treasury Office.
Under the supervision of Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi, FIA teams conducted a late night crackdown to apprehend suspects linked to the scandal. Twenty individuals have been arrested so far, while efforts to trace and detain the remaining accused are continuing. Officials confirm that further arrests are expected as the probe expands.
Initial findings indicate that the accused used fake and bogus licences to secure stamp papers from the treasury. Based on these forged documents, two thousand six hundred and thirty eight bogus TR 32 challans were issued, causing a financial loss exceeding two hundred and ninety six million rupees to the national treasury. Sources add that the fraudulent activity may have been ongoing for several years.
The case was registered after the completion of inquiry number three sixty eight twenty twenty five and the acquisition of records related to FIR number five twenty seven twenty twenty five from Aabpara Police Station. The FIA approved the formal registration following the emergence of substantial evidence. Investigators note that a detailed forensic audit of the past ten years is required to determine the exact financial loss.
The roles of ADC R Imtiaz Janjua, Superintendent Muhammad Arshad and several other officers posted at the Federal Treasury Office and DRA branches will be examined during the investigation. The inquiry team led by Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi and SHO Shams Khan Gondal is continuing to collect records, interrogate suspects and identify the full network behind the mega corruption scandal.
