The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle has unearthed a major fraud in the Federal Treasury Office (FTO) Islamabad, where officials allegedly issued stamp papers through illegal means and failed to deposit stamp fees, court fees, and foreign bill revenues into the national treasury. According to the FIA, a case has been registered against 71 officers, employees, and stamp vendors, including Senior Auditor Adil Maqbool, after large-scale financial irregularities were detected within the FTO. The FIR includes sections related to fraud, forgery, criminal breach of trust, and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947. FIA officials confirmed that a late-night crackdown, led by Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi, resulted in the arrest of 20 suspects, while raids are ongoing to apprehend the remaining accused. Investigators said the group used fake and bogus licenses to procure stamp papers from the treasury. Through forged documentation, the suspects generated 2,638 fake TR-32 challans, causing a loss of over Rs 296.4 million to the national exchequer. The FIR was reportedly registered after the FIA completed Inquiry No. 368/2025, based on evidence collected from Police Station Aabpara’s earlier case record (Case No. 527/2025). The approval for the registration of the case was given by Director FIA Islamabad Zone, Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari. According to the FIR, a detailed forensic audit covering the last 10 years will be conducted to determine the total financial loss. The investigation will also examine the roles of ADC-R Imtiaz Janjua, Superintendent Muhammad Arshad, and several other officers from the FTO and DRA branches. The inquiry team, led by SHO Shams Khan Gondal under Deputy Director Afzal Khan Niazi’s supervision, is continuing its probe to identify everyone involved in the fraud network.
Top Officials Under Scrutiny as FIA Busts Treasury Corruption Network
